Channel 4 last night???

27 Jul 2006

Did anyone see the show on channel 4 last night about how people live together in a functional relationship but instead of a couple it can be three or even higher numbers. There is a word for it but cant remember....
anyway what did everyone think??? biggrin

27 Jul 2006

Dunno I was busy working confused

27 Jul 2006

Yeah ! saw it - quite interesting...... polyamorous they called it - Poly is a lucky person he he he wink

Is that any different to a regular FB then ?

27 Jul 2006

Guessing yes cos its like a full on relationship this guy had a wife and three live in girlfriends!!!

27 Jul 2006

Didn't see the programme as I am abroad but this kind of relationship is called polygamyif you don't want to be gender specific, or polyandry(one woman, several men) or polygyny(one man, several women). You will also hear the term polyamorywhich is a Greco-Latin word instead of the other words which are pure Greek.
I am in quest of a polyandrous relationship as one man cannot satisfy all my different needs.

27 Jul 2006

Yes I saw it.. very interesting concept are poly relationships.... shame Channel 4 always seem to pick slightly odd people to interview for these types of shows confused

. The 3sum with th two guys and a woman seemed pretty normal, though I think one guy in particular had "issues" that he wasn't saying. The other lot were a bit strange tbh --- all 4 sleeping in a bed and then 2 having to go and sleep in the lounge before the kids get up --- fLuck that for a game of soldiers!!!!
But I'm looking forward to the rest of the tainted Love series lol

27 Jul 2006

We've had some poly relationships on here in the past i can recall.

27 Jul 2006

For anyone else that's interested, there was an article in New Scientist a couple of weeks back about it - a very interesting read since it went beyond just "initial impressions" and into the reasons and feelings behind it.

28 Jul 2006

The next episode in the Channel 4 Tainted Love series is going to be "Swinging Murder" :shock:
Can't wait to see what that's about :shock: :shock: :shock:

28 Jul 2006

Quote by bluexxx
shame Channel 4 always seem to pick slightly odd people to interview for these types of shows

Well, having been in the 'poly' world for several years - I would say that you have to realise that a lot of poly people arewhat would be termed 'odd' by normal social conventions anyway. Poly is something which people come to by several roads - the main method, however, is by thinking outside of society's terms and realising that there ought to be another way to do things than by society's dictate - this means that these people will be 'odd' anyway, as they are generally more likely not to conform to other societal rules as well.
Anyway, that's my take on it.
I didn't watch the whole programme, but watched enough to get the feeling that they were being relatively fairly portrayed in terms of american polyamory. It would've been nice to see some UK examples, but poly people here in the UK are generally more reserved than the americans - and there's more possibility of being mis-represented by the UK media. As a previous organiser of UK poly events, I've had lots of contacts by journalists trying to get 'into' the poly world, and the general feeling by practising UK poly people, is that they're not interested in media attention - which is why the programme got the figures of 'only 200 practising polyamorists in the UK' so hopelessly wrong! smile

In my interpretation, many swingers are 'poly' people (as noted in previous threads on the subject)

28 Jul 2006

hi funky, i did'nt see it but it is called polygamy....where you are in a relationship with more than one person...

29 Jul 2006

Here, ya know that George Clooney fella....well I reckon I could have him !
Sure he might have a few bumps in the right places, and might even win an arm wrestle outright, but I fight dirty ya know?
Seriously though, if I was down the pub and he kept staring at my missus and wouldn't stop, even after I'd thrown him a few evils, well it would all kick off, wouldn't it?
I reckon in a toe-to-toe, one-on-one scrap, ya know if all them heavies weren't around, I'd kick the livin' shit out of him.
Just putting it out there, wondering how the rest of you feel.

29 Jul 2006

Quote by goron2
Here, ya know that George Clooney fella....well I reckon I could have him !
Sure he might have a few bumps in the right places, and might even win an arm wrestle outright, but I fight dirty ya know?
Seriously though, if I was down the pub and he kept staring at my missus and wouldn't stop, even after I'd thrown him a few evils, well it would all kick off, wouldn't it?
I reckon in a toe-to-toe, one-on-one scrap, ya know if all them heavies weren't around, I'd kick the livin' shit out of him.
Just putting it out there, wondering how the rest of you feel.

What?
What relevence is this to this topic? :shock:
Mal

29 Jul 2006

Quote by goron2
Here, ya know that George Clooney fella....well I reckon I could have him !
Sure he might have a few bumps in the right places, and might even win an arm wrestle outright, but I fight dirty ya know?
Seriously though, if I was down the pub and he kept staring at my missus and wouldn't stop, even after I'd thrown him a few evils, well it would all kick off, wouldn't it?
I reckon in a toe-to-toe, one-on-one scrap, ya know if all them heavies weren't around, I'd kick the livin' shit out of him.
Just putting it out there, wondering how the rest of you feel.

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29 Jul 2006

Quote by goron2
Here, ya know that George Clooney fella....well I reckon I could have him !
Sure he might have a few bumps in the right places, and might even win an arm wrestle outright, but I fight dirty ya know?
Seriously though, if I was down the pub and he kept staring at my missus and wouldn't stop, even after I'd thrown him a few evils, well it would all kick off, wouldn't it?
I reckon in a toe-to-toe, one-on-one scrap, ya know if all them heavies weren't around, I'd kick the livin' shit out of him.
Just putting it out there, wondering how the rest of you feel.

Class :shock:
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29 Jul 2006

Quote by goron2
Here, ya know that George Clooney fella....well I reckon I could have him !
Sure he might have a few bumps in the right places, and might even win an arm wrestle outright, but I fight dirty ya know?
Seriously though, if I was down the pub and he kept staring at my missus and wouldn't stop, even after I'd thrown him a few evils, well it would all kick off, wouldn't it?
I reckon in a toe-to-toe, one-on-one scrap, ya know if all them heavies weren't around, I'd kick the livin' shit out of him.
Just putting it out there, wondering how the rest of you feel.

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