Polyamory Ponderings

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Hi,Yes, this is a form of polyamory. Polyamory comes in many forms, and the one you describe is considered a closed triad. What ever form you want your poly relationships to looklike  is perfectly ok, as long as it's okay with all your partners.

Hi, this question has been asked before. You can see my reply at: https://polyamory-ponderings.tumblr.com/post/164373830117/whats-the-difference-between-polysexual-and

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I will always recommend More Than Two by Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert.

I fail to see how age would be an issue. My partners have all kinds of stories of men they’ve met who say they are poly but are only saying that to cheat on their partner, or treat people as possessions. That said, there are many people of all ages who are great examples of polyamorous relationships. And to be honest, I’ve seen better examples of polyamory from younger people, which may be because they are more open about being poly than older people are.

Good question. The short answer is: polysexual refers to sexual orientation or preference, and polyamorous refers to a relationship orientation or preference. For the long answer...Let's separate the words into their various parts - poly+sexual and poly+amorous. The prefix 'poly' means many. The root sexual here is used to define a person's sexual identity, orientation, or preferenceThe root amorous refers to showing, or expressing love.So, poly+sexual = attraction to, or preference for many sexualities. A polysexual person would be one who is attracted to more than one gender and/or gender expression (including non-binary), but not all of them.Some examples:A polysexual person might like penises and vaginas, and be attracted to cis and trans women, but not men. Another polysexual person may like penises but not vaginas, and be attracted to cis men and trans women, but not women or trans men.These are just 2 examples, there are many other combination possibilities.By contrast, and as an aside, a pansexual person would be attracted to all genders (including non-binary ones). The prefix 'pan' means all.Poly+amorous = many loves, or the act of showing love to many people at the same time. A polyamorous person, maintains or desires multiple romantic and/or sexual relationships simultaneously, with the full knowledge and consent of all the people involved.

Polyamory is not necessarily related to marriage - a polyamorous person may have one spouse, or no spouse. Also, in polyamory, your partner(s) may also have other partners