Some people who identify as polyamorous believe in consensual non-monogamy with a conscious management of jealousy and reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity monogamy are prerequisite for deep, committed, long-term, loving relationships. Polyamory has come to be an umbrella term for various forms of non-monogamous, multi-partner relationships, or non-exclusive sexual or romantic relationships.
Wesp created the Usenet newsgroup alt. Some reference works define polyamory as a relational form whether interpersonal or romantic or sexual that involves multiple people with the consent of all the people involved, like Oxford Living Dictionaries , Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Thesaurus , and Dictionary.
The word polyamory combines the Greek word for "many" poly and the Latin word for "love" amor. Consensual non-monogamy , which polyamory falls under, [ 21 ] can take many different forms, depending on the needs and preferences of the individual s involved in any specific relationship s. As of , over one fifth of the United States population has, at some point in their lives, engaged in some sort of consensual non-monogamy.
Separate from polyamory as a philosophical basis for relationships are the practical ways in which people who live polyamorously arrange their lives and handle certain issues, as compared to those of a more conventional monogamous arrangement. It is common for swinging and open couples to maintain emotional monogamy while engaging in extra-dyadic sexual relations. The friend or partner boundary in monogamous relationships and other forms of non-monogamy is typically fairly clear.
Unlike other forms of non-monogamy, though, "polyamory is notable for privileging emotional intimacy with others. Other benefits include a wider range of adult experience, skills, resources, and perspective and support for companionate marriages, which can be satisfying even if no longer sexually vital, since romantic needs are met elsewhere. This acts to preserve existing relationships. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction estimated that there were half-a-million "openly polyamorous families" in the United States in July A large percentage of polyamorists define fidelity not as sexual exclusivity, but as faithfulness to the promises and agreements made about a relationship.
