Concept in Definition ABC

Men and women pair up and create a more or less stable sentimental relationship. There is, of course, the homosexual version of the couple. Another type of love relationship is polygamy and polyandry, but both are exceptional.

Polyamory is a combination of two types of relationship: monogamy and polygamy. Thus, a polyamorous couple is one in which two people maintain a sentimental bond, but do not renounce other declared sexual contacts between the protagonists. In this way, the figure of infidelity and deception disappears.

The love without restrictions go into conflict with traditional values. In recent years this version of the love relationship has spread because today there is a greater Liberty sexual.

The term is a neologism and was coined in America during the 1990s by Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, a priestess of the movement neo-pagan "The church of all worlds."

An alternative to conventional monogamy

In all mammalian animals only 10% are monogamous. On the other hand, in the case of humans, females have a limited capacity to have offspring, while males can have an almost unlimited number of children. Despite all this, human beings have created a relationship model based on monogamy. This model has a general characteristic: the members of the couple maintain a commitment of fidelity and, therefore, cannot maintain other bonds or relationships as a couple.

From this variant, the general rule is broken, since the polyamorous couple accepts the possibility that the other has sporadic sexual contact with different people. It is an agreement between both parties and as we express it, it has nothing to do with infidelity or deception.

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In these relationships, the romantic commitment of the couple is not based on exclusivity. Therefore, the typical advantages of the couple are enjoyed and, at the same time, there is the sexual freedom of being single.

Although there is an agreed and tolerated sexual freedom, at some point jealousy, misunderstanding or reproaches may appear.

It is very likely that those who maintain this loving bond have to endure social misunderstanding in some sense. On the other hand, if the couple has children, the sentimental union can be complicated.

Like any other link emotional, open love relationships are legitimate and respectable as long as there are no coercion or imposition.

From the psychological point of view, it is not easy to maintain an open and plural relationship, since certain emotional skills are required.

Polyamory does not depend on sexual orientation, but on the ability to to love several people at the same time.

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