I'm against. Jealousy, greed, and empathy make me wary.

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I'm against. Jealousy, greed, and empathy make me wary.

If the polyamory is perfect, then such feelings don't really surface,
but if it is like 9 people in love with one person, then they might,
but if everybody is in relationship with everyone, then that should
be no problem.

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You really want your own harem!!!

Looking for this!!!

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I accept it but don't participate; kinda hard to get a 1on1 relationship at the moment.

If people want to have polyandrous (more than 1 male) or polygynous (more than 1 female) relationships, that's fine too. I like the idea of polygamy, it doesn't offend me.

Hell, more human cultures have polygamous relationships than monogamous. So you people with only 1 partner are the freaks 😛 (although, as stated, having no partner at all is kinda sad too 😢 )

edit: Yay, found my lecture notes...Out of 849 human societies looked at, 83.4% were polygynous, 16.1% were monogamous and the last 0.5% were polyandrous.

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I accept it. Can't say I would ever be in one, but who knows what will happen in a few years. Honestly, it is possible to be in love with more than one person, or at least have deep feelings with more than one person. If everyone involved is happy with that kind of relationship, then who am I to say that they are wrong. Hell, Mohammad had many wives, and he loved each of them equally. Most people have a hard time showing love towards one person. If you can somehow show love towards more than one person, while still keeping each of them happy, then you are miles ahead of most people. More power to you.

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Hmm, I don't mind having a harem.
Thumbs up for it.

I'm sure plenty of girls would volunteer to be in your harem lolol.

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I accept it. Can't say I would ever be in one, but who knows what will happen in a few years. Honestly, it is possible to be in love with more than one person, or at least have deep feelings with more than one person. If everyone involved is happy with that kind of relationship, then who am I to say that they are wrong. Hell, Mohammad had many wives, and he loved each of them equally. Most people have a hard time showing love towards one person. If you can somehow show love towards more than one person, while still keeping each of them happy, then you are miles ahead of most people. More power to you.

I definitely agree, dude.

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Polyamory: The state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time.

One of the biggest arguments against gay marriage is "If we allow this, shall we also allow polygamy? When is too far?" So I'm curious as to what you guys thing?

What a non sequitur... If that was the best argument against gay marriage how the hell did prop 8 pass? =/

I am apathetic when it comes to polygamy. Do what you like is my usual response to peoples decisions for their private/personal life.

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One of the biggest arguments against gay marriage is "If we allow this, shall we also allow polygamy? When is too far?" So I'm curious as to what you guys thing?

What a non sequitur... If that was the best argument against gay marriage how the hell did prop 8 pass? =/

Off topic, lol, but not the biggest. I think the biggest one was the whole "Our children will be forced to accept gay marriage in school!" and "Children need both a mother and a father!" argument won it over (People with children heavily voted yes on prop 9). Which in my opinion, is ridiculous.

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I accept it. Can't say I would ever be in one, but who knows what will happen in a few years. Honestly, it is possible to be in love with more than one person, or at least have deep feelings with more than one person. If everyone involved is happy with that kind of relationship, then who am I to say that they are wrong. Hell, Mohammad had many wives, and he loved each of them equally. Most people have a hard time showing love towards one person. If you can somehow show love towards more than one person, while still keeping each of them happy, then you are miles ahead of most people. More power to you.

you really think that is a possible situation...no jealousy, envy...that stuff happens in 1 on 1 relationships, imagine adding more peps to the equation...bad thoughts spreading in geometrical progress...

I just can't see that possible. I'm not saying it's bad or anything (hell, who wouldn't wanna have a harem filled with happy people), but having a number of serious relationships (marriages even) at the same time and treating all your partners on a level that satisfies them...not very likely...

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Sure, why not. If that's not in those cults and stuff, but from love I have no objections.

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I'm against. Jealousy, greed, and empathy make me wary.

Traditional duet couples don't lack those things either.
Nothing's perfect. Like in all relationships, it can either work, or not.

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Polyamory is fine as long as I don't get caught into it.

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I'm against. Jealousy, greed, and empathy make me wary.

You should have mentioned what you are actually for.

Much of the Polyamory jealousy is address through the use of a psychological tool known as compersion. I am at work so no real time to explain <_>.

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Much of the Polyamory jealousy is address through the use of a psychological tool known as compersion. I am at work so no real time to explain <_>.

It's like living vicariously through your partner, right? You're happy if she's happy. is how I take it. I'm not someone who could easily practice compersion, but I'm glad you're able to remain relatively happy.

I guess you could simplify it like that. But it is not really about living through your partner. It is more of a commitment to love her and understand that she loves other people. The main difference is between polygamy and polyamory is that polyamory really does not have anything to do with sex at all and it has more to do with the relationship itself.

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Sure, why not. If that's not in those cults and stuff, but from love I have no objections.

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I'm against. Jealousy, greed, and empathy make me wary.

Traditional duet couples don't lack those things either.
Nothing's perfect. Like in all relationships, it can either work, or not.

Yes, a traditional duet couple does contain those things. I'm sorry I didn't articulate my feelings properly. Greed over a spouse or love brings people together and makes them desire to monopolize each other, jealousy is a response when others play with something you desire, and empathy allows you to understand that your significant other will likely feel the same.

I like to believe that humanity's darker emotions factor into love, which many believe to be the most human emotion, and that they are one of the primary reasons why monogamy developed. I don't think the species is always better off without its more self serving emotions, so I wouldn't enter into a polygamous relationship. That makes it convenient for me (in a dating perspective) if others aren't in polygamous relationships as well.

And empathy is important for maintaining human relations...

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