Some people who identify as polyamorous believe in consensual non-monogamy with a conscious management of jealousy and reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity monogamy are prerequisite for deep, committed, long-term, loving relationships.
Polyamory has come to be an umbrella term for various forms of non-monogamous, multi-partner relationships, or non-exclusive sexual or romantic relationships. Wesp created the Usenet newsgroup alt. Some reference works define polyamory as a relational form whether interpersonal or romantic or sexual that involves multiple people with the consent of all the people involved, like Oxford Living Dictionaries , Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary and Thesaurus , and Dictionary. The word polyamory combines the Greek word for "many" poly and the Latin word for "love" amor.
Consensual non-monogamy , which polyamory falls under, [ 21 ] can take many different forms, depending on the needs and preferences of the individual s involved in any specific relationship s.
As of , over one fifth of the United States population has, at some point in their lives, engaged in some sort of consensual non-monogamy.
Separate from polyamory as a philosophical basis for relationships are the practical ways in which people who live polyamorously arrange their lives and handle certain issues, as compared to those of a more conventional monogamous arrangement. It is common for swinging and open couples to maintain emotional monogamy while engaging in extra-dyadic sexual relations.
