Poly Living - Polyamory in a Modern World » Articles http://polyliving.net A Place To Learn About Living in a Polyamory World! Sun, 17 May 2015 21:41:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 WHY KNOT – Breaking the Silence on Monogamy http://polyliving.net/2013/12/why-knot/ http://polyliving.net/2013/12/why-knot/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 18:20:39 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=937 This film, Why Knot-Breaking the Silence of Monogamy, was shared with us recently by Dr. Daamini Shrivastav. The film makers are raising money for the film now and it is definitely worth taking a moment to look at.  Quoting from … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/12/why-knot/feed/ 0 There’s Only One Kind of Polyamory…Right? http://polyliving.net/2013/09/theres-one-kind-polyamory-right/ http://polyliving.net/2013/09/theres-one-kind-polyamory-right/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2013 02:25:58 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=892 Hierarchical.  Egalitarian.  Relationship Anarchists.  Just going with the flow. Old school polyamory. If your new to polyamory or even if you’ve been around the block, you may have heard these terms or others like them.  They are used to describe … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/09/theres-one-kind-polyamory-right/feed/ 1 Children in Polyamory Families Part 2 http://polyliving.net/2013/07/polyamory-and-children-part-2/ http://polyliving.net/2013/07/polyamory-and-children-part-2/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:19:41 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=723 Children and polyamory- the thought bothers some people while others see no issue.  In the previous article, we started looking at how polyamory could impact children.   Let’s look at the research findings closer. The study broke down the data into … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/07/polyamory-and-children-part-2/feed/ 1 Children in Polyamory Families http://polyliving.net/2013/07/children-and-polyamory/ http://polyliving.net/2013/07/children-and-polyamory/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:44:59 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=661 Recently we wrote about how there has been some research into polyamory.  We touched on how polyamory effects children.  I’d like to explore that aspect of the research more fully and how we’ve seen polyamory effect children and families.  Due to … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/07/children-and-polyamory/feed/ 2 Research into Polyamory and Monogamy http://polyliving.net/2013/06/research-into-polyamory-and-monogamy/ http://polyliving.net/2013/06/research-into-polyamory-and-monogamy/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:16:47 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=642 Recently, I came upon a paper written for Personality and Social Psychology Review.  In short, it examined monogamous and non-monogamous relationships.  It can be found here: A Critical Examination of Popular Assumptions About the Benefits and Outcomes of Monogamous Relationships … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/06/research-into-polyamory-and-monogamy/feed/ 1 Polyamory Myths http://polyliving.net/2013/05/polyamory-myths/ http://polyliving.net/2013/05/polyamory-myths/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 00:56:30 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=471 1.  Myth: Polyamory will always be easy when you find the right person or persons. A poly relationship is like any relationship.  Regardless of who you are with, it will always take time, effort and commitment.  The more individuals in … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/05/polyamory-myths/feed/ 0 Polyamory and Emotional Dissonance http://polyliving.net/2013/04/polyamory-and-emotional-dissonance/ http://polyliving.net/2013/04/polyamory-and-emotional-dissonance/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:16:52 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=460 I was reading an interesting article by Aaron Ben-Zeév, Ph.D, a professor of Philosophy at the University of Haifa.  In it, he states how “humans are capable of having sex and loving more than one person at the same time.” … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/04/polyamory-and-emotional-dissonance/feed/ 0 Is Poly Accepted Today-Not Really http://polyliving.net/2013/04/is-polyamory-accepted-today/ http://polyliving.net/2013/04/is-polyamory-accepted-today/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:52:17 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=355         “People may hate you for being different and not living by society’s standards but deep down, they wish they had the courage to do the same (Rawforbeauty.com).”  Let’s be real: polyamory is not considered a social norm today.  People see … Continue reading →

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]]> http://polyliving.net/2013/04/polyamory-and-safe-sex/feed/ 0 Compersion http://polyliving.net/2013/04/compersion/ http://polyliving.net/2013/04/compersion/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:44:08 +0000 http://polyliving.net/?p=296 Compersion is a state of empathetic happiness and joy experienced when an individual’s current or former romantic partner experiences happiness and joy through an outside source, including, but not limited to, another romantic interest. In romantic relationships, jealousy refers to … Continue reading →

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