What's Wrong With Monogamy

Feb 15, 2009 23:39


For most poly people out there, there's really nothing wrong with monogamy. Both mono and poly are valid relationship models, and everyone chooses the one which best fits them. I really wish I could wholeheartedly agree with this... however, I must admit that monogamy clashes with my ethics. And here's why:

It makes a person feel guilty about having ( Read more... )

polyamory, monogamy, ethics

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petite_lambda May 4 2009, 08:46:03 UTC
I'm at a loss trying to understand your definitions of love/ LOVE/crush/lust, and the differences between them -- especially the first two.
You may care, you may feel, you may lust for others. But you do not have the same kind of love you do for a partner.
Of course not. I don't have the same love for Danny as for my mother, or for N. (a guy I'm in love with). Because, you know, they are all different people. I didn't understand what does it prove. Right, I don't have the same feelings for N. as I do for Danny... and the other way around, I don't have the same feelings for Danny as I do for N. Which one of these "loves" is "the real one", according to you, and how do you determine it ( ... )

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