What I learned from a conversation with a polyamorous woman on Thanksgiving — as a monogamous person
<p>Christie isn’t the first polyamorous person I’ve met. I’ve always had a weird aversion to polyamory that I don’t express to poly people. I’ve tried to investigate it before, and I think I just don’t relate to that modus operandi. When I’m in love, I can find others attractive, but I rarely develop strong crushes anyways, so I don’t feel a desire to add more romantic love on top of the one I have. I also don’t feel a need to remove romantic and sexual jealousy completely or deal with it on that scale — I’m pretty chill with a partner who might flirt back a bit, watch porn (obviously of people who’re of age and nothing illegal), or find others attractive. I think I’d be pretty open to going to a sex party with a partner too. But that’s about as much as my monogamy stretches, and I never felt particularly conflicted about it when my relationships were healthy. I can understand polyamory and I’ve listened to podcasts about it, read articles and op-eds and watched YouTube videos, so I’ve heard enough that I can see where they come from.</p>
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