Polyamory refers to “loving more than one person.” The love could be sexuality, emotional, spiritual, or all of the above. People who identify as polyamorous often point out that Western definitions and requirements of love are narrow and unrealistic. That we all love many different people in many different ways, and polyamory is just an acknowledgment of something that already happens. However polyamory often does involve having more than one sexual relationship, and is usually referred to as being about having multiple “romantic” relationships.
Polyamorous is a term some people use to describe themselves when they are consciously choosing to be open to having more than one sexual and emotional relationship at the same time. People who call themselves polyamorous may or may not currently be in multiple relationships (they may be in no relationships at all) but use the broad term to identify themselves as being open to the possibilities of multiple relationships.
Polyamory is usually associated with honesty, integrity, and openness of communication between partners.
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