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I think people are confusing poly with open. Open is just consensually fucking other people typically without any commitment. Poly is basically a serious relati
by demondemidi 3y ago
I think people are confusing poly with open. Open is just consensually fucking other people typically without any commitment. Poly is basically a serious relationship with multiple people. The biggest challenge to real poly is dealing with legit feelings of jealousy, commitment, loyalty, authenticity… I think they two are confused often.
- krisoft 3y agoIt doesn’t help that the article itself mixes in the concept of threesomes with poly. One is, in the usage I have encountered so far, refers to a sex act with three people, while the other is a relationship type. You can have a poly relationship without ever having more than two people in the same bedroom at the same time. And of course you can have a threesome without being in a polyamorous relationship. Mixing the two concepts does not help clarity at all.
- Gigachad 3y agoOpen relationships seem extremely common. I've met loads of people like this and they seem happy and the relationships last. I've only met one proper poly person and it didn't seem to work that well. They have now gone back to a typical open couple relationship.