What exactly is polyamory?
polyamory is when you say “no thank you” to monogamy
And more seriously, it’s when a person dates more than one person at the same time, with the knowledge and consent of all involved. Sometimes three or more people will date each other, too.
It can also be used as an umbrella term for anyone who just isn’t monogamous aka is attracted (romantically and/or sexually) to multiple people at the same time, or dates multiple people at the same time, or for people in open-relationships etc etc
Cheating is NOT polyamory. Polyamory requires everyone involved to already know their partner(s) are not monogamous and consent for them to see other people. Communication and honesty are key. Cheating sucks and has nothing to do with polyamory, nor should being poly be an excuse for it. Lying is lying.
Personally, my partners dating each other isn’t a thing i’d be comfortable with, so i usually use the “non-monogamous” term instead; although it still falls into the polyamory label. They have their partners, I have mine, and everyone is happy :)
