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Non-monogamous relationships

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us: Non-monogamous relationships



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    • us: Non-monogamy
    • us: Polyamorous relationships
    • us: Polyamory

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    • found: Work cat.: Breaking the barriers to desire : polyamory, polyfidelity, and non-monogamy--new approaches to multiple relationships, 1995: p. v ("Polyamory and non-monogamy ... have not yet been accepted as valid alternative ways of living ... Responsible non-monogamy means a non-monogamous lifestyle or arrangement in which all the partners concerned are aware of and consent to the form of the relationship ... The term polyamory, 'more loves than one,' has become a generic term intended to cover all forms of responsible non-monogamy ...") p. vi (non-monogamous relationships) glossary (Polyamory: "Loving more than one." This love may be sexual, emotional, spiritual, or any combination thereof, according to the desires and agreements of the individuals involved. A "polyamorous" individual is someone who is open to the possibility of being in more than one concurrent relationship) p. 128 (polyamorous relationship)
    • found: Lysator, June 14, 2000 (What is polyamory? ... It is also commonly referred to as non-monogamy ... In some countries, polyamory is sanctioned by the state as a legitimate form of marriage, usually as polygamy ...)
    • found: LC database, Apr. 30, 2000 (ti: The lesbian polyamory reader : open relationships, non-monogamy, and casual sex)
    • found: Yahoo!, Apr. 30, 2000 (category: Society and Culture > Relationships > Polyamory)
    • found: The polyamory index, via WWW, Apr. 30, 2000 (long-term non-monogamous relationships)
    • found: Polyamory.com WWW site, Apr. 30, 2000 ("Polyamory, translated, means 'many loves.' Briefly, a polyamorous person is one who feels it is natural to romantically love more than just one person at a time. A polyamorous person may have more than one person that s/he considers to be a "spouse," for example. Polyamory is about love, without constraint by the dictates of society, defined only by the parameters that we, as individuals, impose upon it.")
    • notfound: Web. 3;Random House;Amer. heritage dict., via WWW, Apr. 30, 2000;Cambridge intl. dict. of English, via WWW, Apr. 30, 2000;Cambridge dict. of Amer. English, via WWW, Apr. 30, 2000;OED online, Apr. 30, 2000;Wordsmyth, via WWW, Apr. 30, 2000;Dictionary.com, Apr. 30, 2000;Merriam-Web. collegiate dict., via WWW, Apr. 30, 2000

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    • HQ980-HQ997

  • Change Notes

    • 2000-04-30: new
    • 2000-06-29: revised

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