Is polyamory an orientation or an identity? And, maybe more importantly, how prevalent is it in the first place?
to new experiences”) or having a high level of romantic and/or sexual desires, then polyamory would be a more coherent concept. For example, it is noteworthy that a disproportionate number of polyamorous individuals also identify as bisexual or pansexual, suggesting a beginning point to explore.This lack of coherency is due in large part to an absence of legitimate research on polyamory published in respectable scientific journals.
Reading further led me not to scientific articles but to a considerable outpouring of “essays” regarding the moral merits, deficiencies, and practices of polyamory, such as “the seven myths of polyamorous relationships.
More to the point, are these writers propagating misinformation? Are they substituting their own personal prejudices for factual knowledge? In their defense, they might well be limited by the nature of the beast: It is difficult to recruit a representative or even a large sample of polyamorous individuals. This might be because they are indeed rare or are in hiding due to cultural stigma regarding their romantic and sexual preferences.
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