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Polyamory (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) 'many' and Latin amor 'love') is the practice of, or the desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved.
Polyamory involves multiple consensual, loving relationships (or openness to such), and there is a resistance within the polyamorous community to defining it in any fixed manner. This has led to a number of problems, not the least of which is establishing a legal definition.
Polyamory is a subset of ethical non-monogamy (ENM), also known as consensual non-monogamy, in which one or more members in a relationship engage in a relationship with two or more people. Individuals in polyamorous relationships are more likely to identify as bisexual or pansexual than heterosexual . [ 3 ]
Polyamory vs. monogamy, explained. Polyamorous relationships allow for multiple romantic and sexual relationships at once—and it’s more popular than you think. Polyamory vs. monogamy, explained.
A polyamorous relationship is one wherein the individuals are capable of, allowed to, and often encouraged to form and maintain multiple loving connections.
One of the main criticisms sometimes leveraged against polyamory is that it is an all-too-convenient lifestyle for anyone who simply wants to have lots of (usually unethical) sex with lots of people.
Polyamory is a type of consensual non-monogamy. Monogamy, of course, is seeing only one person at a time (though " modern monogamy " would like a word). Solo polyamory.
A ménage à trois (French: [menaʒ a tʁwɑ]) is a domestic arrangement or committed relationship consisting of three people in polyamorous romantic or sexual relations with each other, and often dwelling together. [1] [2] The phrase is a loan from French meaning "household of three".