Describing polyamorous relationships is almost impossible because part of the point of polyamory is that the “rules”, boundaries, and shape of the relationship grows out of the people who are in the relationship. It’s like mixing up the relationship DNA of the individuals involved (but without the messy genetic questions!)
Some polyamorous relationships are centered on one “primary relationship” that takes precedence over other “secondary” ones. In some relationships there will be rules about who sees who on which day. Some relationships have a rule about always “coming home” (so you may have other partners, but you live with one of them, and you both always end up at home at the end of the day).
The web is a great place to learn about the infinite possibilities (to quote one of the great books on the subject of polyamory). Both Loving More Magazine and the Polyamory Society have links to lots of stories, message boards, and discussion groups for people interested in learning more about polyamory.
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