Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Beyond Polyamory: Other Sex and Relationship Issues in

[Deb Smyre (dsmyre]

At 05:50 AM 10/23/1999 -0500, Joani Blank wrote:
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>Polyamory is NOT adultery, promiscuity, swinging, cheating, philandering,
>deception or casual sex. It ALWAYS requires trust, honesty, flexibility,
>keeping agreements, respect, discretion and, believe it or not, love. 

        We can say identical things about the ideals of monogamy.
        Unfortunately, human relationships rarely match our ideals, 
        and the flawed reality is what's left for us to live with.

        Deb