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Originally Published in the Times April 9, 2005

© Times 2005

Polyamory means free love that isn’t entirely free. Dr Meg Barker, a senior lecturer in psychology at London South Bank University and a practitioner of polyamory, explains that it is about “the recognition of multiple important relationships”. It is the belief that it is quite proper to have simultaneous relationships with “more than one loving and sexual partner”. It isn’t just casual sex since the sex comes with relationships.

Barker claims that such unconventional ways of conducting one’s love life require a new vocabulary. As well as polyamory, there is “wibble”, low-grade jealousy; “metamour”, the relationship a polyamoric has with a lover’s partner; and “frubbly”, joy at a partner’s happiness with other lovers. But does the novelty of this language indicate anything new? Isn’t it the old concept of open relationships served up with a new linguistic sauce?

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1. To provide an educational forum for interested support groups, individuals and families concerning the social, medical, legal, personal, interpersonal and moral issues involving ethical, committed, and egalitarian non-monogamy.

2. To provide assistance, including various print and non-print informational resources, to interested support groups, individuals and families concerning the social, medical, legal, personal, interpersonal and moral issues involving ethical, committed, and egalitarian non-monogamy.

3. To provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment for the free discussion of the issues involving ethical, committed, and egalitarian non-monogamy.

4. To inform the general public at large of the significant differences between ethical, committed, and egalitarian non-monogamy and the more common, harmful and stereotypical forms of non-monogamy: e.g. adultery, swinging, and traditional sexist polygamy.

5. To provide other support groups, general public groups and associations with a speakers' bureau and similar resources, to help correct the adverse stereotypes associated with the various forms of non-monogamy.

6. To offer events and organize venues for the gathering of interested individuals and families, so as to provide an environment of acceptance and mutual support for this small and misunderstood minority and to provide assistance where requested to groups throughout Australia to establish such venues and events on an ongoing basis.

 

This maybe a double up on my blog as I did one yesterday but I think I lost it somehow. This is a strange time for me as I have found the happiness i was looking for. Now Shane and Helen have put the kids and all their gear in the car and gone on the road trip. Which leaves me at home to ponder my lifestyle change. I have just got over my first really large hurdle which was explaining my relationships to my 17 year old son and having him except my choices. Which he did extremely well which is a huge relief. Now I just need to get over my feelings of jealousey that imfeeling about Shane and Helen having this time away. Its not that I begrudge them time together its just I wish I could of gone too to see the kids having a ball. Im happy in my relationship with Shane as I know we are all committed to making our relationships work. I am concerned about how I will be by the end of the 2 weeks but at the moment I am doing well. I tend to over think things when I have alot of time on my hands so Shane is most likely going to come back to a house he doesnt reconginize as his. That is if I can get my son's wheelchair into Shane's house if not it will be my house that is completely rearranged. Well thats where Im at at the moment cheers all Tigersgirl