#polymyths

Polyamory is not immature, cheating, miserable, or a newfangled idea. It is also not the right choice for everyone. Each person must explore and understand what works best for them. This can include having a primary partner plus casual partners, allowing for occasional sexual hookups, having no primary partner but many equal partners, and a wide range of options in between. All of these relationship styles can be good, healthy, and long lasting. No matter what kind of relationship you choose, make sure you are mindful to embrace the love that is right for you, not just one that adheres to the status quo.

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The truth is polyamorous people come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. In fact, many polyamorous people grew up engaging exclusively in monogamous relationships. It wasn’t until they matured that they were able to express their full range of needs, work through jealousy and insecurity, and embrace the possibility of having multiple partners.

Polyamory asserts that no one person could, or should, have to meet all of your needs and desires. That is a heck of a lot of pressure to put on a single human being! So many people grow tired of one person’s routine, long for their partner to hold different interests or beliefs, or simply are not having all of their physical or emotional needs met. So, what do they do? They beg their partner to be better, to think and do things differently, all in the hopes that, maybe then, all of their needs will be met. In reality, this rarely works; instead, it usually creates resentment between partners and an overall sense of dissatisfaction. With polyamory, different partners can satisfy different needs, leading to a genuine sense of fulfillment.