Comments on: My First Non-Monogamous Relationship http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/my-first-non-monogamous-relationship/324 Sponsored by Blowfish: Good Products for Great Sex. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:15:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Criss http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/my-first-non-monogamous-relationship/324#comment-2276 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:30:42 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/my-first-non-monogamous-relationship/324#comment-2276 In NYC Poly we called that "gender monogamy". You have 1 girlfriend, you don't need another girlfriend. Full polyamory is more of a "plenty of love to go around" type of thing, although the point and the terminology are arguable. The basic argument is that you can love infinitely, whether filial or sexual/romantic love. You have enough love for multiple children, not just for one son and one daughter. You have enough love for multiple partners. Reality in polyamorous relationships is complicated enough to engender discussion groups :) In NYC Poly we called that “gender monogamy”. You have 1 girlfriend, you don’t need another girlfriend. Full polyamory is more of a “plenty of love to go around” type of thing, although the point and the terminology are arguable. The basic argument is that you can love infinitely, whether filial or sexual/romantic love. You have enough love for multiple children, not just for one son and one daughter. You have enough love for multiple partners.

Reality in polyamorous relationships is complicated enough to engender discussion groups :)

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