Legally, the term "girlfriend" means a great deal?!? Since when? I would point out that "consent" is a much stricter term, and is what is actually used in the text of laws. If you've dated for 5 years, then married for 10, your husband abusing you because you don't want to have sex is still abuse, since it is not consensual, period
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There are certain labels that, although they are apt, I am reluctant to apply to myself. However, I will, because I think that labels, (and even stereotypes) can be very useful. You have loving relations with more than one person? That makes you polyamorous, (pretty unambiguously, if you look at the root of the word), even if you don't identify with that subculture.
IMNSHO, a polyamourous person is jsut someone who failed etymology class.
Seriously, I wouldn't be so adverse to stick that label on me if most peopel also wearing it would stick to the original definition and not also apply all the stereotypes, rules, behavioural paterns that they deem acceptable.
One of the most intolerant groups I have foudn around were in the poly subculture. I don't want their rules, their labels and even less their imposition of thier views. "If you were really a poly you would...." was the last straw.
Subconsciously I have no problem considering pphaneuf as my boyfriend because he fits my definition of such, but I will almost never say it outloud or call ti that, because of allt he background and preconceptions peopel associate with that word.
ROFL, on the failed etymology class! I sometimes think of the "correct" alternatives for the word, which would be something like multiamory or polyphilia, then I think about this and it's all bad! LOL!
Same here, some of "them" have told me that I wasn't poly, so there, I'll just have to believe them, won't I? :-P
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Seriously, I wouldn't be so adverse to stick that label on me if most peopel also wearing it would stick to the original definition and not also apply all the stereotypes, rules, behavioural paterns that they deem acceptable.
One of the most intolerant groups I have foudn around were in the poly subculture. I don't want their rules, their labels and even less their imposition of thier views. "If you were really a poly you would...." was the last straw.
Subconsciously I have no problem considering pphaneuf as my boyfriend because he fits my definition of such, but I will almost never say it outloud or call ti that, because of allt he background and preconceptions peopel associate with that word.
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Same here, some of "them" have told me that I wasn't poly, so there, I'll just have to believe them, won't I? :-P
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Must have been coined by the same guy who named tele-vision.
I wonder what that means? O_o
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