The Glory of
Polyamory
Polyamory is the practice, desire, and acceptance of
having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent
of everyone involved. It is an
incredibly dynamic relationship where trust is the cornerstone in which to
build on.
The term Polyamory
is derived from the combination of the Greek word “poly” which translates to the
word many and the Latin word “amor” which translates to love. A Polyamorous
relationship is one where ethics, honesty, and transparency are all crucial characteristics.
This is not a
relationship of hiding or sneaking around, but open communication is used to
share the energies of love, respect and sexual urges either together and
sharing and siphoning energy levels.
There are many
different forms of palymory
Polyfidelity:
A multiple
romantic relationships with sexual contact restricted to only specific partners
in the group or a group marriage
This is where there is an agreement that one
partner is given a dominate roll over other of the same sex within the
relationship
Where there
are three people within the relationship
This also can
go as a tribe, but it is when a partnership consisting of four people who are
all married to each other
Swinging:
This is a
unique and loaded term to use within a poly discussion as most swingers are not
always developing a long-term relationship.
But many aspects of tribe and swinging are similar.
Many of the
people within a poly relationship define fidelity not as sexual exclusivity but
a faithfulness of an agreement made concerning the relationship.
This type of
relationship is not for everyone, and unfortunately it has a stigma attached to
it by “main stream” as some of the relationships are of people who are the same
sex. But the one good thing about this
type of relationship is that you are open willing to experience many different
things.
I for one say, find what you like, and experience it to its fullest and do not let people’s ignorance scare you off from something you think could make you happy.