Polyamory? Seriously now?
Apparently, one of the many things that have gained popularity via tumblr is polyamory. Not that I am surprised with how widespread the phenomenon is, given the rampant promiscuity thriving in our age…
And it was only a matter of time before people began defending polyamory as something good, positive and even equally virtuous and valid as monogamy. I really shouldn’t be surprised but the shock has still not worn out. And then, along come some little “gems” such as this one:
“Cheating and polyamory are not the same! Cheating is done behind someone’s back, polyamory is built upon mutual love and respect!”
…I’m sorry, what? Lemme check the dictionary
1a : to practice fraud or trickery (denied the accusation that he cheated) : to violate rules dishonestly (cheat at cards, cheating on a test)
2: to be sexually unfaithful —usually used with on (was cheating on his wife)
3: to position oneself defensively near a particular area in anticipation of a play in that area (the shortstop was cheating toward second base)
So, since there is by definition no exclusivity in polyamory, how can there be any notion of faithfulness in such a setting?
Polyamory, plain and simple, is just sleeping around while letting your partner know. Consensual cheating, so to say. Still cheating, though.
And as it turns out, nowadays you can justify pretty much any behaviour as soon as you claim that it is based on “love and mutual respect”. Respect for what, in this case? If you think that by letting your partner and yourself be subject to your instincts and sleep around, just because it’s agreed upon, you are “respecting” him/her or yourself, I think you might want to rethink your priorities in life.
From the moment that promiscuity is considered a virtue, it will not be long, especially with how the modern western mindset works, before chastity and self-control come to be seen as vices.
(Funnily enough, isn’t it interesting that all the fuss nowadays is (quite rightly so) in not seeing people as sexual objects, but at the same time, promiscuity is glorified virtually everywhere?)
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