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Originally Posted by interested-05  This combination would be a step beyond polyamorous, and would be simply a shift into "polygamy" whether sanctioned by the state or the 'unofficial' equivalent of common law marriage.
You might move to Utah or apparently some compound in TX, to find this type of blended family. Maybe elsewhere, but that is where its been in the news.
Just a bit much for what we are comfortable with. |
First, let me say that labels really aren't a good thing to me.
While the situation you are referring to could be considered polygamy, it doesn't mean it isn't polyamorous.
Polygamy...the practice of multiple marriage.
Polyamory...the desire, practice or acceptance of having more than one loving (often intimate) relationship simultaneously.
As Avid said, you would be surprised at who lives this way. And all over the place. My husband and I live a a small rural town and it is our desire to eventually live with the couple we have a polyamorous relationship with.
I have two husbands. Not the "norm" I'll admit. But not something that is remotely like what you are referring to in the news. We are all adults and freely, with full consent from all involved, love more than one person at a time. Nothing illegal about what we are doing.
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