polyamory

[ pol-ee-am-er-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.

First recorded in 1990–95; poly- ( def ) + Latin amor “love” ( amorous ( def ) ) + -y ³( def ); patterned after polygamy ( def )

Sure, polyamory works well for a few hyper-educated urban elites.

Polyamory and open relationships have been gaining prominence with the public.

But even as our culture has become more open toward polyamory and BDSM, the combination of sex and aging are still seen as taboo.

As one sociologist told me recently, speaking at a conference on polyamory: "The system simply isn't working."

But Veronica and Tiger were not poster kids for polyamory—their alleged affair relied on good old-fashioned lying.

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