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Polyamory

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Relationship structure where a person maintains multiple romantic relationships, as described in an email about moving near a girlfriend's husband.

Mentions (83)
"I'm not a prude at all but the emotional trauma most of these people impose on their partners is wild to behold."
"why is everyone who is open about being kinky a purple haired, nonbinairy, polyamourous, trans cat girl?"
why is bdsm so cringe · u/Sea-Discount-420 · ↑696 · 2022-05-01
"Hedonistic polyamorous people set the most stupid boundaries and wonder why they get their hearts broken."
Lily Allen's poly marriage breakdown lmfao · u/Ligmabladee · ↑651 · 2025-10-28
"she would be like our polyamory is a radical queer decolonial project and he would be like whatever i'm just trying to cheat on you"
"it's like how black people say you're invited to the cookout but for spergs I guess it's invited to the polycule"
I did the open mic · u/Kefirdrinker96 · ↑453 · 2023-07-21
"he essentially tried to guilt me into thinking that polyamory is the correct and logical thing to do and if you're not okay with your partner having multiple romantic and sexual relationships you're insecure, fearful, and letting your emotions get the better of you."
my dad is now polyamorous · u/toska444 · ↑350 · 2024-12-19
"It was at a popular roastery in my city."
For the first time in my life I saw a polyamorous throuple · u/BabyCat2049 · ↑340 · 2025-06-29
"I am by no means some hyper sex positive person who thinks polyamory is cool. In fact I think those people are fucking losers who don't even deserve to wipe my toilet after a shit."
I am getting so fucking tired of this prudish era · u/dhakasfinest · ↑335 · 2025-03-19
"A cursory glance at any polyamorous anecdote will not find sleezy backroom escapades -- it's mostly contracts, agreements, constant navel-gazing about compliance with complex rulesets, and pop psychology bullshit like 'boundary-setting' and the like. These people are obsessed with configurations... "
"More like Roly poly people haha They are bad and fat"
Poly people · u/gulag_girl · ↑208 · 2021-11-29
"Dave's fatal flaw was his interest in polyamory. Polyamory is upsetting for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's a flawed theory. You simply can't have a close romantic relationship with two separate women when each is aware of the other's existence and also free to fuck people who are not you."
Partying With the Polyamorous · u/lobsterphoenix · ↑160 · 2022-11-24
"polyamorous people are evil."
aesthetic-based morality · u/orangeneptune48 · ↑146 · 2025-05-08
"Maybe I'm too trad to appreciate the perks, but I honestly can't wrap my head around this one"
Are people in "open relationships" kidding themselves? · u/Arfie807 · ↑113 · 2022-01-09
"i do not wanna spend my late 30s being cucked or cheated on or unwilling enter into a nightmare polycule lifestyle."
seeing too many couples on grindr is very blackpilling · u/Enthralled_Penor · ↑92 · 2025-07-11
"For example the posters here got bullied in high school so now they bully poly people so they can be on top for once."
"Seriously, the past two guys I've dated ended up casually telling me weeks to months into seeing each other that they are in open relationships."
Everyone I date is secretly polyamorous · u/Such-Worldliness-655 · ↑86 · 2025-05-04
"Just keep fussing over the Pareto principle and hypergamy or the unpleasant fact that all men have pedophilic impluses or Gaza or urban blight or polyamory until you turn 30"
"There should be enough NY girls in unhappy poly amorous relationships with power brokers to make discussion interesting."
"So you want to hit me while we have sex and not even call me your girlfriend?"
"Ethically Non monogamous" "partnered" "kink friendly" · u/Elegant_Effect8018 · ↑81 · 2023-05-05
"my polyamorous boyfriend is cheating on me"
anyone else feel like the internet is becoming evil · u/QuelThalion · ↑78 · 2021-12-21
"oh don't worry I'm in an open relationship. I like the freedom it gives me"
I will never ever understand open relationships · u/apricot-enjoyer · ↑76 · 2023-01-21
"I knew a guy who was in a relationship that lasted four whole weeks. He drove thousands of miles to a Southern state to join up with a woman and her boyfriend, and the boyfriend was extremely jealous."
What is the longest-lived poly relationship you know of? · u/69IhaveAIDS69 · ↑73 · 2021-12-10
"I know deep within my soul that's it's dumb and wrong but I can't articulate why."
"do they just need something to complain about that isn't their sti ridden polycules"
When will covid schizophrenia actually end · u/Least-Strawberry-832 · ↑67 · 2024-06-14
"Downvote all you want, but this is way more interesting than talking about election polls, taylor swift or poly people"
"who were all fucking each other in a really messy polycule-but-not-a-polycule?"
"5. polyamory"
rsp daily complain post list · u/japanese_salaryman · ↑65 · 2024-08-18
"Considering the general disdain for polyamory and veneration of a more pure monogamy here, I assumed people have thoughts about this feeling. Personally, I'm not into poly"
What are rsp thoughts on love? · u/down_4_the_mount · ↑61 · 2022-12-21
"A member of my roommate's poly throuple has proven herself an octoroon via 23 and Me"
"But then again if I was an nb Demi sexual ethical non monogamist in a Muslim society, and not a straight white man I'd probably get killed."
Conservative Rhetoric on Palestine · u/Downtown_Gazelle6193 · ↑58 · 2023-10-16
"But on the other hand you'll get upvoted for saying you're in a poly relationship with 3 other fat asses."
Reddit's morality in regards to dating doesn't make sense · u/FlashMiniSoccer · ↑58 · 2023-12-06
"Two polyamorous non-binary sex working Chapos being banished forever."
"Make American politics poly and they'll explode like open relationships"
America would not be so fractured if there was a 3rd party · u/Bronze_and_Brass · ↑54 · 2023-01-20
"a poly couple with a 23 year old and two people in their late 30's that met her because one night she had too much to drink and they asked her to stay in their bed with them"
Wife swap is the ultimate societal black pill · u/roysgarland · ↑51 · 2023-01-29
"Two or More Helpings of Chicken Soup for the Polyamorous Soul"
"Another group, comprising two guys and one girl, walked in. "Is this a poly relationship?" I thought, as I had never seen one in person before."
I just wanted to unwind after a hard week!!!!!! · u/___MSSOM___ · ↑48 · 2023-07-01
"It's also rare to come across the one person you truly believe you're meant to be with, and not only have her married and with kids to boot, but also 2000 miles away in another sovereign nation. This isn't a fling or a tryst or an affair, it's two people being bowled over by discovering a deep wells"
"Fast forward to this year -- she "came out" to him as poly. She doesn't have a job and he does, so she would invite her other partner over while he was at work."
Folk Punk Poly Drama · u/tracymorgansjoker · ↑46 · 2023-01-09
"It's not like their relationship was torn apart with jealousy and weirdness like you'd expect - it's more like it's all meaningless now and they made relationships boring by using cheat codes."
The poly couple I held up as a standard · u/Intrepid-Tackle-9978 · ↑45 · 2025-01-14
"My 20yo kid in a serious-sounding polycule online relationship that includes a 40yo"
"Everywhere you go people talk about about software, or polyamory/trans and metaphysical feminism"
NYC is lame now? · u/mkmsc · ↑42 · 2024-10-09
"I had never heard so much talk about losers in "polycules" til this sub lol what's your fascination with them?"
"Many men on apps are suddenly poly and I don't want to be part of some harem"
"In the end all 3 join a polycule and become morbidly fat."
Succession ending spoilers · u/[deleted] · ↑40 · 2023-05-17
"One of my former coworkers wanted to set me up with someone in her polycule."
Hot poly people · u/pancakeCEO · ↑39 · 2021-06-29
"Seems to only hang out with alt-artsy types, is in a poly marriage with an literal art hoe"
Chxpo: the weaboo tumblr gangster rapper · u/bigasspawglover · ↑39 · 2021-09-09
"I just clicked on a video about a book in the first 5 minutes we're disclaimers about BDSM and polyamory and it irked me so bad!"
YouTubers are so thin-skinned and weasely · u/WrathOfLayla · ↑39 · 2025-05-21
"Guy is in a 5-way polycule. The polycule votes that he should let another male member rail him even though he doesn't want to, and argues that he should go with the majority vote to 'respect democracy' or he's ejected from the 'cule"
"I think the poly world's exclusive use of the word "ethical" where "moral" could be used really captures the essence of their community."
Poly use of the word "ethical" · u/Sexycandypanda2009 · ↑38 · 2025-02-21
"the avatars are always weird as fuck and give polyamorous vibes"
Anyone else get oddly irked by the little reddit alien · u/Any-Value5015 · ↑38 · 2026-01-16

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