I met Dr Anya Trahan via Facebook when she read Warrior Love and she asked me to answer questions on her studying open relationships and here is a quote that caught my heart:
"Thus, to be polyamorous (“poly” for short) is to believe that abundant love, connection, and support is possible within spiritual, sexual, emotional, and/or intellectual relationships between honest, communicative, consenting human beings. As an orientation toward being that is an alternative to monogamy (but not necessarily “against” monogamy—for the relationship style of monogamy is a valid and beneficial choice for some), a key tenant is the notion that it is possible to ethically and responsibly love more than one person simultaneously.2 However, a polyamorous person may identify as such no matter what actual form their relationship(s) take. In other words, one does not have to have multiple romantic partners to identify as poly (e.g. sometimes unattached single people self-identify as polyamorous, as a way to signal a general stance of openness to the world and all its possibilities).
I like this definition: And later Anya quotes Anderlini-D'Onofrio
The definition I like best is given in the glossary of Sexuality:
"Polyamory is a state of being, an awareness, and/or a lifestyle that involves mutually acknowledged, simultaneous relationships of a romantic and/or sexual nature between more than two persons. . . . Polyamorous people can be exclusively lesbian, gay, or bisexual, yet their efforts to get past the limitations of monogamy erode set binarisms, including the myth that being part of a closed dyad is the only authentic form of love." (Anderlini-D’Onofrio, 2004, p. 165)
Insight: I love it when people contact me with their thoughts on Warrior Love or Open relationships! And I thank Balboa Press for daring to publish this 'touchy' subject. Blessings Roger
"Thus, to be polyamorous (“poly” for short) is to believe that abundant love, connection, and support is possible within spiritual, sexual, emotional, and/or intellectual relationships between honest, communicative, consenting human beings. As an orientation toward being that is an alternative to monogamy (but not necessarily “against” monogamy—for the relationship style of monogamy is a valid and beneficial choice for some), a key tenant is the notion that it is possible to ethically and responsibly love more than one person simultaneously.2 However, a polyamorous person may identify as such no matter what actual form their relationship(s) take. In other words, one does not have to have multiple romantic partners to identify as poly (e.g. sometimes unattached single people self-identify as polyamorous, as a way to signal a general stance of openness to the world and all its possibilities).
I like this definition: And later Anya quotes Anderlini-D'Onofrio
The definition I like best is given in the glossary of Sexuality:
"Polyamory is a state of being, an awareness, and/or a lifestyle that involves mutually acknowledged, simultaneous relationships of a romantic and/or sexual nature between more than two persons. . . . Polyamorous people can be exclusively lesbian, gay, or bisexual, yet their efforts to get past the limitations of monogamy erode set binarisms, including the myth that being part of a closed dyad is the only authentic form of love." (Anderlini-D’Onofrio, 2004, p. 165)
Insight: I love it when people contact me with their thoughts on Warrior Love or Open relationships! And I thank Balboa Press for daring to publish this 'touchy' subject. Blessings Roger
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