Polyamoury should not be taboo, amirite?

Polyamory is absolutely societally and historically stigmatized

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

King Solomon had 700 concubines and 300 wives. The concept of being able to romantically be involved with more than one person at a time is not novel.

by Organic-Study 4 hours ago

Yup. It might not be so frowned upon by some if it wasn't used as a scapegoat to weasel out of a committed monogamous relationship.

by Historical-Desk9504 3 hours ago

It is amongst older people because they know it doesn't work out 😂 "BuT I kNoW sOmEoNe" Yea, but marriage is Specail and hard between two people. Harder all the time. Adding a third rarely, rarely improves the situation. For a variety of reasons that could be listed.

by Lorareynolds 3 hours ago

Its not dog. People been dating lots of people for millennia.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

It definitely is taboo. Try being openly attracted to all your friends' girlfriends. Even if you would never make a move, they will alienate and persecute you for liking women. Especially if you are the attractive one in the group.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

That's unrelated to polyamory.

by amos15 3 hours ago

Yeah. That isn't taboo - you're just actively disrespecting someone else's lifestyle. No one bats an eye if you are hitting on lots of people that are unattached. Bizarre take.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

Humans are not a strictly monogamous species and should be allowed occasions to enjoy what they desire. I think you're just trying to justify the fact you want to sleep around. Come back when you decide you'd like to have children and start a family. Boundaries exist for a reason.

by Few-Donut-8270 2 hours ago

This is almost always the response I hear from people that are unattractive. So if you're going to dismiss OP based on a superficial reasoning you also open the door to being questioned about your own motives. If you're going to argue a point then at least choose one with merit.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

The fact your reply is pretty weak reinforces my point. There will come a time when you don't want to hook up and you'll want "rules." Especially when kids (a potential consequence of sex) start to get involved.

by Few-Donut-8270 1 hour ago

My point stands

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

Funny how you reply to a senseless argument using a senseless argument. But a proper reason why polyamoury often doesn't necessarily make sense: It requires a lot of trust from all parties involved. If one party decides to not want to do it anymore, it falls apart. Most people also tend to start it from the wrong place, thinking it can invigorate their existing monogamous relationship, while it's actually a band-aid for a deeper, underlying issue.

by Aggressive-Bass7817 1 hour ago

Sounds like the same problem one might encounter in any other area of life. I have no skin in this game so I don't really care - but just admit it that your reasoning is from a place of judgment and not really reasoning at all. Which is fine but just admit that it's judgment.

by Anonymous 54 minutes ago

Not really. Relationships, on an emotional level, are some of the most impactful things in life. The problem might be similar, but the consequences are much bigger if it goes wrong. I mean, Broken Heart Syndrome (stress cardiomyopathy) is literally a medical condition people sometimes suffer from when things in relationships go awry.

by Aggressive-Bass7817 50 minutes ago

no

by Anonymous 47 minutes ago

Step one: be attractive

by Anonymous 40 minutes ago

Im guessing all you people saying its not taboo have never brought two partners to a family function or talked about being poly at work. 😂🤦‍♀️

by amos15 29 minutes ago

it's not

by Broob 19 minutes ago