My introduction to the concept of polyamory, or Polyamory as I like to think of it, occurred a few months ago when I was walking with a friend across Harvard Yard.
For a second, I thought: A poly-who? Or, maybe I should say, a new thing. A polyamorous relationship is one in which consenting adults openly have several deeply intimate, monogamous-like relationships, but without exclusivity. It may, as my friend described, include sex. It may not. To be clear, the concept is not new. For my research, I found the websites of several local polyamory meet-up groups, one started in Older married folks are also practitioners.
Additionally, polyamory may be custom made for folks who are too busy with their careers to invest a lot of time in monogamy. My friend said there are ways to practice polyamory wrong, and some of the same things that bruise monogamous relationships β abuse, a lack of respect, an inability to compromise, differing expectations β can take down a polyamorous one. And, we want to do the right thing and have an ethical framework.
One way to cheat on your partners is to be irresponsible in that regard. But I wonder: Is the heart so big, so muscular, that it can accommodate so many loves, however open and honest couples are? By Dawn M. More in Opinion.
