Poly

Written by on August 27, 2017

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Source FetLife BDSM Glossary, Loving More Glossary, More Than Two Glossary

FetLife BDSM Glossary Term: Poly

Usually short for polyamory, sometimes polyfidelity.

Poly lifestyle has special terms for the non-standard relationships, listed here, such as paramour, metamour

Loving More Glossary Term: Poly

Poly noun or adjective

  1. Many or several
  2. Short for Polyamory
  3. The relationship orientation of people who love and want to be intimate with more than one person at a time
  4. A relationship that is non-monogamous relationship
  5. A person that is either in or at least interested in a multi-partnered relationship and family

More Than Two Glossary Term: Poly

Colloquial Of or related to polyamory; as, a poly relationship, a poly person.

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Related Glossary Terms:
  • Swolly
    A person who identifies as both polyamorous and also as a swinger; that is, a person who has multiple simultaneous relationships and also enjoys recreational sex in a swinging context.
  • Solo Poly
    An approach to polyamory that focuses on individual autonomy rather than a couple-centric structure. People who practice solo poly generally do not seek to build relationships that resemble traditional couplings with the ultimate goal of partnership. Instead, they opt to maintain freedom and flexibility in pursuing and shaping each new relationship.
  • Puppy-Pile Poly
    Polyamorous relationships in which all the people involved are to some degree physically and/or romantically involved with one another, with the implication that the people involved may share sex and/or sleeping space.
  • Poly Mixed Relationship
    Of or relating to a relationship between a person who self-identifies as polyamorous and a person who self-identifies as monogamous.
  • Polykoity
    The state or practice of having more than one sexual partner, either at the same time or over the course of one’s lifetime, without regard to the relationship with those partners or their relationships with each other.
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