There is the buzz word –
polyamorous. From the Greek word “poly”- meaning many or multiple, and
Latin “amor” suggesting love. Many loves, many
intimate relationships, at one time? What an
adventurous love life, and perhaps, a roller-coaster ride if not
complicated. What exactly does it imply?
Polyamorous is a nature of a relationship at a given time wherein
a person has multiple romantic
relationships with consent from all parties involved, describes
Wikipedia. It is a type of relationship, a philosophy, a lifestyle
revolving around the values of negotiation, openness, trust, honesty,
dignity, and respect.Here
is the rub. Monogamy versus polyamory. Traditional versus liberalism.
Religion versus relativism. Dr. Patrick Fagan notes these differences:
In a monogamy culture that implies dating, marriage and “for better or
worst” long-term relationship with just one partner, there is a sacred
seal that binds the couple together. Sanctity of married life is
recognized. In contrast, a polyamory culture hides religion or suppress
it altogether, not to mention the worship of God. Moreover, the culture
of polyamory, he continues, acts only as a “safety net not only for the
unlucky but the unrestrained, increasingly relies on social welfare
programs to save its adherents from the effects of its form of
sexuality. In political discourse, he notes, the culture of
monogamy
highlights men dedicated to their family, wife, and children, whereas
the culture of polyamory promotes licentiousness – men and women
incapable of sexual restraint. Relationships, in particular family life,
is either scrupulously protected or instinctively exploited.
Then again, the beliefs from which the culture of polyamory exists
negate these very differences. Freedom and sex may spell the difference;
but the long-term consequences could make couples and lovers decide.
There is the buzz word –
polyamorous. From the Greek word “poly”- meaning many or multiple, and
Latin “amor” suggesting love. Many loves, many intimate relationships, at one time? What an
adventurous love life, and perhaps, a roller-coaster ride if not
complicated. What exactly does it imply?