I’d have to ask them to explain the question. “Ethically non-monogamous”? What the hell does that mean?
It’s redundant within the sex positive community. Polyamory presumes you’re communicating with your partners to the degree they want information and respecting established boundaries.
This is not to say there aren’t relationship troubles or missteps in a complex polyamorous relationship, but that these are aired and resolved.
Adultery issues are not about illicit sexual contact, but deception.
Having multiple partners but everyone involved knows and is okay with it. I’ve more often heard it as “ethical polyamory.”
Last time I checked, that’s just called polyamory. The thing where they don’t know is called cheating. We don’t need a qualifier pushing a conservative narrative of what love is.
Poly means relationships, enm is just sex.
Polyamory and ENM are two different things. Polyamory is a part of ENM but ENM is not polyamory. It’s rectangles and squares stuff.
You can be ENM without any polyamory.
Mind giving a little more detail about the difference?
Ethical non-monogamy is any form of non-monogamy that everyone involved is okay with and consents to.
Examples:
- polyamory
- Open relationship
- Swinging
- being/having a unicorn/bull
Etc etc…
Polyamory is just one aspect of a much larger category.
not to be confused with “ethical polearmory” which is when u fight people with polearms thst have little soft baggies at the ends, sono one gets hurt :3
I also found the cavity search required for adoption to be a little off-putting
Gotta make sure you’re not smuggling puppies into their precious shelter.
