Polyamory and CNM are essentially urbanite rebrandings of very ancient customs that are still practiced in various parts of the world. The rebranding is there t

Polyamory and CNM are essentially urbanite rebrandings of very ancient customs that are still practiced in various parts of the world. The rebranding is there to create a sense of sophistication and mental flexibility, when in truth it's simply a factor of specific personality types engaging in something not only natural to them but widespread across time and place. Most people in open relationships across history did not pause to reflect on the rational aspect of what they were doing or how it reflected on their open-mindedness, and just went for it. If having open relationships were more mainstream in the West, I doubt that rationalists would write so much about it or value it so much as a part of their identity since there would not be the draw of demonstrating your uniqueness.