This metaphor I think captures some of it, but it has the downside that it introduces an asymmetry between poly and its alternatives. I’ve never been anything but poly, so for me it would be any other style of relation ship that would be a potential strain and risk.
This metaphor I think captures some of it, but it has the downside that it introduces an asymmetry between poly and its alternatives. I’ve never been anything but poly, so for me it would be any other style of relation ship that would be a potential strain and risk.