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To think that most polyamorous relationships are just one desperate person trying to keep a person who doesn’t love them?

31 replies

AdeptRobin · 13/03/2025 17:52

“Ethical non-monogamy” sounds lovely until you realise one person is crying themselves to sleep every night.

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MILsAreHumanToo · 13/03/2025 20:12

Polyamorous - is that a new word for promiscuous?

TheBrightJadeReader · 14/03/2025 09:13

MILsAreHumanToo · 13/03/2025 20:12

Polyamorous - is that a new word for promiscuous?

some would say yes

MILsAreHumanToo · 14/03/2025 09:23

TheBrightJadeReader · 14/03/2025 09:13

some would say yes

Thank you for confirming … I don’t get the need to invent a new word when the existing “promiscuous” covers it, but each to their own. I hope my eye roll remains internal, oops, no: 🙄

TheBrightJadeReader · 14/03/2025 09:33

MILsAreHumanToo · 14/03/2025 09:23

Thank you for confirming … I don’t get the need to invent a new word when the existing “promiscuous” covers it, but each to their own. I hope my eye roll remains internal, oops, no: 🙄

ill admit some would say there is a lot more psychology to it all but in simple terms it helps set the groundworks

Roseshavethorns · 14/03/2025 09:40

Every relationship has it's own rules and boundaries agreed by the people within that relationship. They obviously change over time but as long as everyone concerned agrees freely then I don't see what the problem is or what business it is of anyone outside that relationship.
I know I couldn't be in a polyamorous relationship and I also know some people couldn't be in a monogamous relationship. That only means we couldn't be happy in a relationship together. Not that one is right and the other is wrong.

Shoxfordian · 14/03/2025 09:43

Yabu to say most couples when you have no evidence to back it up

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