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It is often said, that those practicing non-monogamy are insecure in themselves or their relationships and need to seek that validation elsewhere to make their relationship work.

This could not be further from the truth, as it takes a significant amount of trust and security in a relationship, and yourself, to not feel threatened by your partner loving someone else.

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I think this is an great illustration depicting poly love. It was created by Gavin Rutherford.  

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A common misconception about relationships is that it is you who is responsible for making your partner happy. Polyamorous relationships teach us that this is not true. Your responsibility as a lover is to do everything in your power to enable your partner to make themselves whole and happy, this applies when you are together and when you are apart.

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A visual guide to non-monogamous relationships

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Polyamory is not having to “share” a partner, it is the opportunity to love and be loved by more than one person.

Love is not something than can be quantified. There is no limit to what can be freely shared just as there is no risk of losing value to those who we choose to share ourselves with. 

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The only way out of jealousy is through it. We may have to let jealousy have its way with us and do its job of reorienting fundamental values. Its pain comes, at least in part, from opening up to unexplored territory and letting go of old familiar truths in the face of unknown and threatening possibilities.

Thomas Moore - Care of the Soul