Re: [UUPoly-L] Tiger "poly"?? (was: Poly in the news)

[Desmond Ravenstone <desmondravenstone@yahoo.com>]

--- On Sat, 2/27/10, Moonstorm Erosong <mnstrm@erosong.net> wrote:

>> I think it's worthwhile to realize that there are a lot of currently well-functioning polyamorists who have at one point or other in their lives gone through an adulterous phase.

Drawing on the "alcohol analogy" I used before, sounds like being raised in a temperance/abstinence environment, then secretly sampling fine wines and scotch and microbrews, then later coming out as a connoisseur.

All the more reason to have a viable community for people to join and learn from.

>> By the way, as a side note:  Is it just me or does the current rash of laughable sex scandals amongst celebrities (politicians particularly) seem to indicate that men of power are getting more and more incompetent at concealing adulterous relationships?

IMHO two things are contributing to this: the rise in media technology making it easier to both find and disseminate evidence, and less tolerance for hypocritical double standards.

I think the real breakthrough will come when more celebrities come out as poly without being pressured by unwanted disclosure.  Imagine: A politician and his/her family discuss in an interview that they have an open relationship; a secondary relationship is found, and they refer back to the interview, and everyone says; "So what?  It's not like they lied or broke their promises to one another."

Desmond Ravenstone

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