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Originally Posted by Elfwing  Personally, I could only enter a poly relationship if all three or more of us stayed/were faithful to each other, but that's an ironic monopolyarmorous sort of thing and can quickly get messy if too many people are involved. (Does that make sense? Say, three people loving each other, one stays faithful to the other two, etc etc.) |
What you're talking about is called polyfidelity. It's a respected subset and oft-desired branch of polyamory. So yes, it makes perfect sense. And depending on the sexual orientation of the people involved, it can be either a genuine menage a trois, or more of a V-relationship. Ta-da! You're not insane.
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Originally Posted by september What effects have you considered this might have on your kids? I don't buy the "families need two parents" things, natural natural natural blah blah blah. But have you seen any psychological studies on how children handle the alternative lifestyle that polyamorous parents lead... and the consequences thereof? |
Just an fyi -- the best adjusted, sweetest, most amazing child I've ever met (he's in his early teens now, and has blown me away time and again since he was 4 or so) is the child of long-term poly folk. I'm not interested in having kids myself, but if I could be guaranteed of having a kid that special, I'd change my mind in an instant. Yes, it's an instance, not a study. But it's a relevant datapoint.