Polyamory (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) 'many', and Latin amor 'love') is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved.[1][2] Some people who identify as polyamorous believe in consensual non-monogamy with a conscious management of jealousy and reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity (monogamy) are prerequisite for deep, committed, long-term, loving relationships.[3] Others prefer to restrict their sexual activity to only members of the group, a closed polyamorous relationship that is usually referred to as polyfidelity.[4][5]
Other Poly Links in The Fediverse https://kbin.run/m/[email protected] https://lemmy.world/c/nonmonogamy
Be Kind
I wanted to include links to other related communities in this community. I was trying to come up with terms for all these related relationship types, and then I remembered that this venn existed. I've seen numerous versions of this previously. This one happens to come from (https://polyadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nonmonogamy3-large-768x512.png) or REALLY ENORMOUS (https://www.xeromag.com/sexualinformatics/nonmonogamy2.5.2.gif) See, I even credited my source. :-D
"Dragon Con, need I say more?"
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There is some middle ground between "you guys go do that kinky stuff, I don't want to hear about it" and "my husband visits a pro domme"
"Do you want to try my new paddle today? Not today? Ok"
Here's the article on Polyadvisor explaining the brainchild of Franklin Veaux, author of More Than Two - (https://polyadvisor.com/the-venn-diagram-of-polyamory/)
And from Franklin Veaux's Blog, An update (December 20, 2017) to the Map of Non-Monogamy (https://blog.franklinveaux.com/2017/12/an-update-to-the-map-of-non-monogamy/)
Nice diagram
I know, huh! I'm sure there are other venn diagrams, memes, infographics that make understanding complex topics like open human relationships so much easier. As our consciousness changes, more information dense ways of communicating about our relationships will naturally come into use.
Solo polyamory, relationship anarchy, and hierarchical stuff I think need to be better represented.
I avoid a lot of stuff I consider to be hierarchical nonsense. Stuff like "I need permission from my other partner for stuff I do with you". Anything with "veto power" is right out.
Con sex is probably over represented? I don't know if that deserves a whole bubble on its own. Seems like a more specific instance of something else.
