Definitions
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- adj. Following one of various practices of having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
- adj. Having personal beliefs regarding relationships that are compatible with polyamory, regardless of one's experience or current practices.
Etymologies
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Examples
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One last note: I don’t like the term polyamorous marriage for polygamy although it does help to remove the confusion that people have between polygamy and polygyny.
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If that’s true, that makes the issues about religion and immigration far less significant, and it also calls into question the assumptions about power differentials (since in polyamorous relationships, it’s as likely to be more than one man as more than one woman – or two of each).
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I certainly don’t think my lack of success in polyamorous relationships had to do with my secret inner Reaganite.
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Open relationships, also known as polyamorous relationships, have existed since biblical times and can be found in 31 relationships in the Christian Bible.
Amy Shiner: Polyamory: What Is Legal, Ethical And Comfortable?
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The word polyamorous itself simply means “many loves” — indicating an individual who subscribes to the philosophy that it is not only possible, but healthy and practical to have more than one love in your life.
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Asexuals might form unconventional relationships and therefore identify as polyamorous or queer.
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Look, he might be polyamorous, meaning the type of person who has many love interests, or polygamist.
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Based on her public actions -- remaining married to her husband and publicly defending him despite his infidelity -- one may wonder if this is a "polyamorous" marriage (polyamory essentially consisting of polygamy without commitment).
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For some reason, the term "polyamorous" really amuses me to no end.
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At the risk of sounding square, possessive or close minded, I'm just going to declare on the internet that I am not a fan of polygamous, or so-called "polyamorous" arrangements.
TLC's "Sister Wives" Brings Polygamy to Reality TV | BlogHer
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