While monogamy is considered the traditional approach to relationships, not every couple chooses what’s conventional. According to Queering Psychology, “A polyamorous person is someone who can date, commit to, and/or love more than one person… Polyamory involves being in multiple relationships with multiple people. Building connections, feelings, and commitments with more than one person. Each relationship looks different depending on the situation and on the needs of the people in each relationship. In [polyamory], none of the relationships are secret. Every relationship has its boundaries and commitments depending on what the people in the relationship(s) want.”
Likewise, polyamory is not the same thing as having an open relationship or swinging because “it does not focus only on sex and/or dating.”
