November 18, 2005
Polygamy: coming soon to a family near you
According to the Guardian, there is an increasingly large and popular movement for Polygamy in the USA, especially New York.
They use an interesting vocabulary:
Being polyamorous not only means adapting to a new way of life; it also involves adapting to a new vocabulary:Poly A person with multiple serious relationship partners at the same time.They can be straight, gay or bisexual.
Vee A polyamorous relationship where one person,'the hinge', maintains a relationship with two others who are not involved with each other. The language of multiple love
Triangle A relationship between three people where each is involved with the others.
Compersion The feeling of getting pleasure from a partner's other relationships. Polys argue that this is the opposite of jealousy.
Primary Where a poly has one central relationship, perhaps with a spouse, while maintaining links to other people who are 'secondary' relationships.
This is more evidence for the proposition that the legalization of gay marriage will led to the legalization of polygamy, too.
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and if anyone thought divorce law was in any danger of becoming less lucrative...
Posted by: ooghe at November 18, 2005 09:39 AM
Which is why the government should get out of the relationship regulating business entirely. Allow couples, triples, quads, etc. of separate or same sexes to form whatever sort of contractual agreement they want to, governing the union and potential collapse of their relationships. Hell, encourage couples to form small corporate entities if it makes sense for them.
Posted by: jankowski at November 18, 2005 06:58 PM
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