{"id":2436,"date":"2020-04-26T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=2436"},"modified":"2020-04-26T03:28:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T03:28:07","slug":"polyamory","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/polyamory\/","title":{"rendered":"polyamory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/download-4.jpg\" alt=\"polyamory\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: polyamory\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;polyamory&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Polyamory reflects intimate relationships with multiple partners. Have informed consent with all partners. It is &amp;quot;consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy&amp;quot;. However, there are misconceptions that a person is non-committal, cheating, or interested in group sex. A successful polyamorous relationship is built on trust, communication, consent and mutual respect (like all relationships!)Polyamory can look different for all couples, so be honest with partners and use I statements to discuss feelings. Additionally, if a person is polyamorous, people who are monogamous may not relate to this experience. Respect the difference and allow the person to share their experience if they are comfortable. Do not ask questions that may overstep boundaries.This article explains in detail what it means to be polyamorous.Check out my resource hub!&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>Polyamory<\/span> reflects intimate relationships with multiple partners. Have informed consent with all partners. It is &ldquo;consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy&rdquo;. However, there are misconceptions that a person is non-committal, cheating, or interested in group <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: sex\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>sex<\/span>. A successful polyamorous relationship is built on trust, communication, consent and mutual respect (like all relationships!)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: polyamory\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;polyamory&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Polyamory reflects intimate relationships with multiple partners. Have informed consent with all partners. It is &amp;quot;consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy&amp;quot;. However, there are misconceptions that a person is non-committal, cheating, or interested in group sex. A successful polyamorous relationship is built on trust, communication, consent and mutual respect (like all relationships!)Polyamory can look different for all couples, so be honest with partners and use I statements to discuss feelings. Additionally, if a person is polyamorous, people who are monogamous may not relate to this experience. Respect the difference and allow the person to share their experience if they are comfortable. Do not ask questions that may overstep boundaries.This article explains in detail what it means to be polyamorous.Check out my resource hub!&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>Polyamory<\/span> can look different for all couples, so be honest with partners and use I statements to discuss feelings. Additionally, if a person is polyamorous, people who are monogamous may not relate to this experience. Respect the difference and allow the person to share their experience if they are comfortable. Do not ask questions that may overstep boundaries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/polyamorous\">This article<\/a> explains in detail what it means to be polyamorous.<\/p>\n<p>Check out my<a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/resource-directory\/\"> resource hub!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: polyamory\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;polyamory&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Polyamory reflects intimate relationships with multiple partners. Have informed consent with all partners. It is &amp;quot;consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy&amp;quot;. However, there are misconceptions that a person is non-committal, cheating, or interested in group sex. A successful polyamorous relationship is built on trust, communication, consent and mutual respect (like all relationships!)Polyamory can look different for all couples, so be honest with partners and use I statements to discuss feelings. Additionally, if a person is polyamorous, people who are monogamous may not relate to this experience. Respect the difference and allow the person to share their experience if they are comfortable. Do not ask questions that may overstep boundaries.This article explains in detail what it means to be polyamorous.Check out my resource hub!&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Polyamory<\/span> reflects intimate relationships with multiple partners. Have informed consent with all partners. It is &ldquo;consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy&rdquo;. However, there are misconceptions that a person is non-committal, cheating, or interested in group <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: sex\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sex&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Sex refers to the biological differences between individuals that are male-aligned or female-aligned, such as the genitalia and genetic differences. Sex is not the same as gender. I use these terms &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;male-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;female-aligned&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; because it is more representative of identities. A reader provided a great example, that not everyone who is female aligned has matching parts. Trans women can be female aligned whether or not they&rsquo;ve had surgery, and folks who have female parts may be male-aligned or non-binary.&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sex<\/span>. A successful polyamorous relationship is built on trust, communication, consent and mutual respect (like all relationships!) <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: polyamory\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;polyamory&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Polyamory reflects intimate relationships with multiple partners. Have informed consent with all partners. It is &amp;quot;consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy&amp;quot;. However, there are misconceptions that a person is non-committal, cheating, or interested in group sex. A successful polyamorous relationship is built on trust, communication, consent and mutual respect (like all relationships!)Polyamory can look different for all couples, so be honest with partners and use I statements to discuss feelings. Additionally, if a person is polyamorous, people who are monogamous may not relate to this experience. Respect the difference and allow the person to share their experience if they are comfortable. Do not ask questions that may overstep boundaries.This article explains in detail what it means to be polyamorous.Check out my resource hub!&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Polyamory<\/span> can look different &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/polyamory\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">polyamory<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2436\/revisions\/2440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}