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

Ploy-Hierarchal  

 This is where there is an agreement that one partner is given a dominate roll over other of the same sex within the relationship

Triad

Where there are three people within the relationship

Group Marriage:

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.