Were I to taboo “polyamory”, I would unpack it as the practice of maintaining romantic relationships with more than one person at a time.
With the caveat that every partner knows about it and consented to the arrangement, and not under duress. Otherwise it would be called cheating and/or coercion, which is far more widespread than polyamory. On a related note, when comparing polyamory to other arrangements, one has to account for the effects of cheating in a monogamous arrangement.
Agreed that consent and transparency are other dimensions along which clarity is useful. I wouldn’t object to unpacking “polyamory” as requiring a high level of consent and transparency. Agreed that various degrees of coercion in relationships (of all sorts) are far more common than perfect consent. Agreed that various degrees of deceit and/or concealment in relationships (of all sorts) are far more common than perfect transparency.
With the caveat that every partner knows about it and consented to the arrangement, and not under duress. Otherwise it would be called cheating and/or coercion, which is far more widespread than polyamory. On a related note, when comparing polyamory to other arrangements, one has to account for the effects of cheating in a monogamous arrangement.
Agreed that consent and transparency are other dimensions along which clarity is useful.
I wouldn’t object to unpacking “polyamory” as requiring a high level of consent and transparency.
Agreed that various degrees of coercion in relationships (of all sorts) are far more common than perfect consent.
Agreed that various degrees of deceit and/or concealment in relationships (of all sorts) are far more common than perfect transparency.