All well and good, but you'd have to paint your house like this:
Neither of us really believe that monogamy is natural, so polyamory makes much more sense to us! Whether or not it is actually possible given our social conditioning is another question though. Swinging pushes the boundaries of what we are taught is "right" for relationships, and that's just about sex... throw love into the mix and it could get very messy!!
Although not exactly related, have you read Brave New World? It's sort of pertinent to our thoughts about social conditioning (and is an excellent book!)
:-)
Lilith xx
Polyamory/polyamorous are newish words to my vocabulary, although easily enough understood. I come across, increasingly, a number of people, women mainly, who claim to be totally poly', and I never wish to doubt them. I cannot see why it would be, in any way difficult to love more than one person, the difficulty would really seem to be in the other parties' awareness and acceptance of such.
I wouldn't confuse it in any way with the much more common and predominantly male trait of just loving sex, and thereby enjoying multiple partners equally, be it hetero' or otherwise. I know someone will shout "it's not just the men", but we won't ask for a show of hands.
I cant see it working myself as there are going to be times where at least one is going to compromise themselves to the needs of the others and I don't really mean in the same way as in a traditional one to one relationship whereby each can and do accommodate each other.
Polygamists or the more acceptable word of polybloodyamorist are all going to hell you know
I'm sure for least one person it would produce jealousy and insecurity
so its a no form me :dry:
Andy interesting story, thanks for sharing it.