Re: [UUPoly-L] Poly definition

[Kathleen Reedy <icescience@yahoo.com>]

Polyamory is the conviction that a person is capable of loving more than one, and the support of that concept.  
   
  No strings about what is occurring in one's life at any particular moment, or the shape and number of your existing relationships at any given time, just your belief in the concept.

P O <wild_card@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  I have a question that's been bugging me for a while and I thought I'd ask it here to get people's thoughts on it. How do you define 'polyamory'?

I know there are a lot of definitions out there, and even an official one for the UUPA. however, i've noticed something they all have in common, a focus on numbers. Does poly actually require you to be involved in multiple relationships? Is it possible to be single and poly? Or even in a married dyad and poly? I feel like it's asking if you aren't currently dating someone of the same gender are you still gay/ lesbian? 

Anyway, just looking to try to get some feedback on this. I've been doing a lot of thinking in preparation for the talk I'm giving on Sunday and this is one of the points that's come up a lot in my contemplation. 

Thanks for any thoughts people care to share.

Pat


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