One view on poly terminology.

Found on the private website of fellow Pooligan, Kim:

Polyamory talks about terms like being “primary” and “secondary” in relationships, but those don’t really make much sense to me, at least not most of the time. Those words are for talking about how you schedule someone in to your month, not for how much you love them, or how long you expect them to stick around. It’s not a meaningful distinction, in a lot of ways.

Sometimes I feel exactly the same way. Sometimes not. It’s food for thought, though…

Comments

2 responses to “One view on poly terminology.”

  1. Geoffrey Avatar
    Geoffrey

    Emotions are impossible to quantify. The only thing that can be is allocation of time, responsiblity, and privelege. I think too many people get confused and think the terminology dictates attachment.

  2. Lilith Avatar
    Lilith

    Defining & understanding how you use specific terms vs. how someone else does is one of the most challenging aspects of polyamory, definitely.