Coming Out Poly

Marriage means a lot to me. I've said that before . . . twice. When religion starts to come in (and by 'religion' in this post, I mean over-zealous, close-minded, right-winged, Christian Fundies who think they're better than the depraved world that surrounds them), I get a little hot under the collar. Here's the issue at hand.

It pleases me to see good light put on the concepts of polyamory and open marriages. This article is good, but it kind of glosses over what could be a much better article. Plus, it focuses a bit too much on swinging and puts it a bit too close to polyamory - and they're vastly different. That is beside the point, though.

A year or so ago I met a very intelligent physicist from Madison who described what marriage was to him. It put a spin on the topic for me that I'd never really thought of before then. I tend to keep my opinions within the circles of those people who truly understand the roller coaster ride that is a polyamorous relationship; but Lucy and I had a discussion, and I felt it necessary to divulge to her my argument in favor of the allowance of poly marriages in the US (and this argument works with the gay/lesbian movement, too).

I was talking very briefly with someone yesterday about polyamory and what it "entails" - as though there's a list of activities that go along with being polyamory - but that's not entirely the discussion. Being that I like to give people someone else's opinion, I handed off these two links:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyamory
2. http://www.xeromag.com/fvpoly.html