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- Path: sparky!uunet!world!smoir
- From: smoir@world.std.com (Scott A Moir)
- Subject: Re: Intro to me and question for all
- Message-ID: <Bzptwp.Bxu@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <1992Dec22.201002.4046@u.washington.edu> <MUFFY.92Dec22124315@remarque.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec22.230020.7673@u.washington.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 14:07:37 GMT
- Lines: 47
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- In article <1992Dec22.230020.7673@u.washington.edu> vicka@wrq.com (the Littlest Orc) writes:
- >In article <MUFFY.92Dec22124315@remarque.berkeley.edu>
- >muffy@remarque.berkeley.edu (Muffy Barkocy) writes:
- >
- >> Why not "polyamorous"?
- >
- >Because the term misses a Very Important Point: that I don't *like*
- >having multiple simultaneous relationships, and that I prefer my
- >lovers one-at-a-time. This is exactly the phenomenon for which I
- >use the term "monogamous": to call myself "polyamorous" hides the
- >fact.
-
- Then if there is a term which fits what you are, then please tell us what
- it is. If you love more than one person, without regard to how many you
- are dealing with -at once-, you fit within the definition of Polyamory.
-
- >> In fact, you *are* polyamorous, according to *your* definition ("max
- >> number of acceptable lovers > 1").
- >
- >Note one more time: that is not my definition. I cancelled the article
- >that contained the "max number of acceptable" phrase, replacing it with
- >the term "simultaneous-number-of-lovers" as part of one's preferences.
- >
- >> Also, according to the "societal" definition of monogamy you made ("max
- >> number of acceptable lovers = 1"), you are not monogamous.
- >
- >My current relationship-status is not monogamous, nor have I ever claimed
- >that it is. (I've gone into some detail about the particular circumstances
- >that allow me to conduct my simultaneous relationships just now.) My
- >preference is *still* for a single lover at a time, and has been since
- >I began my sex life some ten years ago.
-
- Well, look at the example of Elf Sternberg.. he has more than one lover,
- but prefers to spend time with them alone rather than together with other
- loves. (At least sexually, I don't think the restriction is there socially.)
- I get the feeling that you are talking about the sex aspect, and if that
- is the case, the term 'polyamory' isn't correct. We aren't using it to
- mean 'sleeps with more than one person' but rather 'loves more than one
- person'.
-
- Scott
-
- --
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- smoir@world.std.com \ \/ / # for a Prophet, and you've got it."
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