Friday, March 12, 2010

Big Love: The Different Kinds of Polyamory

Hold onto your socks ladies and gentlemen, here is anothor blog about sex. In a story released by Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com/story, polyamory relationships are starting to save marriages.

Now to get started let's get some basic definations. According to Penthouse Magazine (this magazine was linked to the story, I in no way read or look at this publication), polyamory is defined as having multiple intimate relationships simultaneously with full consent.

How in the world are these types of relationships saving marriages? The answer is quite simple. According to the article, these types of relationships are working within marriages because both parties in the marriage have full knowledge of the others potential endeavors. Polyamory relationships and open relationships (as defined also by Penthouse Magazine as when a couple agree that each partner can have a romantic relationship outside the marriage or dating situation) are one and the same.

I was just appalled when I read this story. These types of relationships, in my opinion are destroying the whole idea of the institution of marriage. To me marriage vows are a vow that you are not only giving to your spouse, but the vow is also givin to God. How can someone say "forsaken of all others" if they just intend on breaking that vow, to God, to be with someone else?

The article even goes on to suggest that these kinds of polyamory relationships are not cheating since both parties know what is happening and that there is no sort of deception. Please, has the American idea of morality disappeared? I would hope not. Without morals the institution of marriage should just be done and over with. I mean if you plan on being with someone else then you should not get married. I know I would not want my wife to come home to me after she had been with another man and then crawl into bed with me.

1 comment:

  1. What a sad article! I guess morale has gone to the dogs with those people! I also would not want my husband sleeping with heavens knows whom and then come home to me with some disease! No, thank you! Plus, he knows better than to go off looking for “adventure” for at home he has his Ukrainian wife waiting for him with her metal rolling pin! :-)

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