Glossary of terms used on this site
There are 52 entries in this glossary.| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cheating |
The not-uncommon shadow side of monogamy involves making promises of sexual exclusivity but secretly not always keeping them. The dramas involved are part of the monogamous worldviews. |
| Church of Latter Day Saints |
The Mormons originally practiced a form of polygamy (specifically polygyny - multiple husbands was not OK, only multiple wives). A few renegades still do. This is culturally not part of the polyamorous movement; it's yet anther alternative to monogamy. |
| Closed Relationship |
This has expanded to a more general concept which can be applied to couples or multi-partner primary relationships. And open relationship may allow partners to have additional lovers who are not part of this relationship; a closed one requires that members not be lovers with anybody not "inside" it. |
| Compersion |
The positive feelings one gets when a lover is enjoying another relationship. Sometimes called the opposite or flip side of jealousy. May coexist with "jealous" feelings. Coined by either the Kerista community on the US West Coast, or by the Zegg community in Germany. |
| Cowboy |
Somebody who figures that these alternative relationships are unstable, and consciously or unconsciously tries to pull one of the partners off into a monogamous relationship with themselves. References "cutting a filly out of the herd". |
