Is polyamorous considered cheating?

That excuse is that it’s not cheating if the person is polyamorous. Someone who is polyamorous is open to having more than one romantic or sexual partner at one time. This might come as a shock to some people, but cheating is never consensual. That’s what makes it cheating.

What does cheating look like in a polyamorous relationship?

A polyamorous person can cheat on their partners by ignoring agreed-upon boundaries about dating others, like not telling their partners when they have sex with new people.

How do you survive a polyamorous relationship?

Polyamorous relationships require consent, open-mindedness, immense trust, communication skills, clear boundaries, and mutual respect, without feelings of jealously, to work in the long run.

Do poly relationships work?

Yes, polyamory works if your desire is to have access to multiple sexual partners throughout the course of your lifetime. Yes, polyamory works if you want to get deeply in touch with (and process through) the theme and experience of jealousy in your life.

What is a casual relationship in polyamory?

Some polyamorous relationships involve only casual relationships outside of the original relationship. If you want the type of polyamory where all of your partners and their other partners are friends, you need to be clear with your monogamous partner that this is your expectation.

Can polyamorous relationships save your marriage from divorce?

For some people, trying to open a relationship is the last gasp attempt to save it from breaking up. A few people in my 15-year study of polyamorous families explained how becoming polyamorous saved their marriage from divorce, though they are in the minority.

Is it possible to be polyamorous in a monogamous relationship?

My short answer – yes, it is possible. However, to make a polyamorous /monogamous relationship work takes partners who are secure in themselves and their choices, secure in the relationship, good communicators and willing to work.

Is polyamory hard to make work?

Relationships where each person’s goals and expectations are different are difficult relationships. In order to make them work, both people will have to put in lots of effort. The poly partner is clear about what their version of poly entails. Not all polyamory is the same.

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