What Is Polyamory?
Polyamory, as suggested by the name, is different from monogamy, or serial monogamy, by the number of people in the relationship. In polyamorous relationships, people commit romantically with two or more people at the same time. Meanwhile, serial monogamy is a term that refers to having several romantic partners throughout one’s lifetime, but only one at a time. The central idea of polyamory is that love should be all-inclusive, and that loving one person does not have to mean not loving another.
People may have different reasons for engaging in polyamorous relationships. For one, they may want their emotional needs and sexual desires to be fulfilled by more than one partner. Some people engage in polyamorous relationships because they are in a long-distance relationship with one partner. And at the same time, they want romance with another partner with whom proximity is not a concern. Some people, on the other hand, prefer to be polyamorous because it offers both the stability of a long-term relationship and the excitement of new ones.
What Is an Open Relationship?
In an open relationship there is mutual consent and acceptance from both parties to engage in sexual activities with others. One person may have what is called the ‘primary partner’; this is the person to whom they commit to emotionally and sexually.
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