Re: [UUPoly-L] Too many circles, lines, triangles.....

["Earth Father" <earthfather@cfnc.us>]

> 
> On 12/5/06, John Ullman 

> > Do you advocate continuing to call an ex wife a wife? 

My "ex-wife" is still my lover, though explicit sex is no longer part of our
expression of that love.

> > IMHO, if a
> > relationship stops being sexual, but love is still there, it becomes
> > platonic. MG Zell's original description of poly included sexual.

In some places in the article, she does; however, she does not use the term
polyamory, only "polyamorous" without ever defining it explicitly.  She uses
the term "Open Relationship" to reference what she is talking about, and
describes that as:
"The goal of a responsible Open Relationship is to cultivate ongoing,
long-term, complex relationships which are rooted in deep mutual friendships"


>From Wikipedia:

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alt.polyamory participants collaborated on a FAQ (frequently asked questions)
post that was updated periodically, and included the group's definition of
"polyamory". The latest version of the FAQ on polyamory.org, dated 1997, has
this definition:

"Polyamory means "loving more than one". This love may be sexual, emotional,
spiritual, or any combination thereof, according to the desires and agreements
of the individuals involved, but you needn't wear yourself out trying to figure
out ways to fit fondness for apple pie, or filial piety, or a passion for the
Saint Paul Saints baseball club into it.
=================================================================

Actually, Wikipedia's article on polyamory is pretty good-- I'd refer any
future discussion participants to that as essential background information.

Michael Rios