Re: [UUPoly-L] Google Knol Article for Polyamory

[Anita Wagner <imapolygirl@yahoo.com>]

John U wrote:
"If anyone wants to take the sex out of poly, or describe similar 
but different kinds of relationships, they should come up with their 
own word, not misappropriate polyamory. Some suggestions below:"
I get where you are coming from on this, John.  From what I've seen/read, the relatively few people who insist that their non-sexual relationship is a poly relationship are generally thinking of (and perhaps confused by) the fact that they have romantic, emotionally intimate feelings for more than one person at a time, but do not have sex with one or more of their partners for whatever reason.   I've heard this from people who due to physical infirmity can't have sex but would if they could.  I'd be hard pressed to tell them their relationship isn't poly.  
And, of course, there are exceptions to everything.  
A bit more prevalent are those who consider their close, emotionally intimate relationships with the partner(s) of their SO to be poly relationships, even though they don't have sex.  It gets even murkier when partners in a V relationship live together and the two points of the V aren't bisexual but share hearth and home, budget, income, childrearing, etc.  
I'm not arguing with you at all, just sharing some observations.
"polyammery -  incessantly talking about polyamory, but not doing it
hollypoly - how cinema stars have multiple partners, not to be 
confused with polywood
polywood - multiple partners with erections
polyummery - having really gorgeous multiple partners
polylaundry - many people washing their clothes together and having 
sex while they dry
polypygmyous - having many small partners
polypigamous - having more partners than you can handle
polyestery - John Water's multiple partners
polysaturated - having no room for more partners (from Fritz Neumann)
polyagony - Polyamory gone bad (from Nan Wise)
and, of course, Oberon Zell's retort when someone asked if polyamory 
were just about sex, he said, 'If it were just about sex we would 
have called it polyfuckery.'"
Thanks for reposting this - it's hilarious and I welcome a good laugh whenever I can get it.  
Smiles,
Anita