How Did Polyamory Become So Popular?
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How Did Polyamory Become So Popular?
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#3Because the author got the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
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#4It didn't
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#5I’m convinced this is the next big legal/political marriage change after gay marriage. Though, this one might be a bit harder for developers. I imagine most government databases are setup to assume a 1-to-1 marriage relationship rather than a many-to-many relationship.
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#7If I felt secure in a relationship, having a partner that wants to experiment with others/date others wouldn’t really bother me. Everyone likes a little novelty from time to time.
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#8Because the author got the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
The data suggests it truly is more popular. The Gallup poll below shows that the percent of people who find it "acceptable" has tripled since 2000. The generational data, which admittedly would be more useful if it was over time, still shows younger generations are more into it.
https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/313112/under...
https://sexualalpha.com/polyamory-statistics/
What data or info do you have to believe things haven't changed? Other than your own anecdotal interpretation of vibes?
I realize that some of this could be changing labels for the same behavior, but nonetheless I don't think the author is incorrect at all for observing it is more popular.
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#9I’m convinced this is the next big legal/political marriage change after gay marriage. Though, this one might be a bit harder for developers. I imagine most government databases are setup to assume a 1-to-1 marriage relationship rather than a many-to-many relationship.
that was my primary concern too. schema normalization
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#10It isn't. I don't know of a single couple in my personal life or extended group of friends that went poly and remained a couple past 5 years. They all eventually split up. Why get married if you're going to be polyamorous. Seems like a bit of a hassle to tie yourself up legally and financially when you've otherwise thrown all other parts of the relationship to the wind.