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Poll
Question: """Polyamorous""" and promiscuous are synonyms.
Option 1: True votes: 2
Option 2: False votes: 3
Title: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 12:48:27 AM
Change my mind.
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 01:01:49 AM
Anyone who votes "false" is obligated to justify him or herself.
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Mando Pandango on July 15, 2018, 01:02:07 AM
I don't even think poly people would debate you on this, but they also wouldn't see promiscuity as a negative.
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Mando Pandango on July 15, 2018, 01:03:15 AM
Although the argument against would be that I'm sure some, if not most (I'm really not sure) poly relationships are more focused on intimacy than sex, and people in said relationships would be cautious to enter the sexual stage of a relationship if they're already involved with someone.
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Mando Pandango on July 15, 2018, 01:04:11 AM
So honestly I'm gonna say false just because they're not inherently tied even though they often go together, sure.
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: bluaki on July 15, 2018, 01:49:31 AM
False because promiscuous usually means a lot of short-term sexual encounters that typically don't overlap, while polyamory is more like multiple concurrent romantic relationships that may or may not last a long time.

Certainly there's frequent overlap, and like popsi said I doubt most polyamorous people would look down on promiscuity

Polyamory is like "I'm in committed romantic relationships with two people at the same time and we're all fine with it", promiscuous is like "hey I just met you but we're both single so let's fuck" and a mixture of both is like "I'm in an open relationship so my gf won't mind if I sleep around a bit"
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Samus Aran on July 15, 2018, 02:21:00 AM
Quote from: bluaki on July 15, 2018, 01:49:31 AM
False because promiscuous usually means a lot of short-term sexual encounters that typically don't overlap, while polyamory is more like multiple concurrent romantic relationships that may or may not last a long time.

Certainly there's frequent overlap, and like popsi said I doubt most polyamorous people would look down on promiscuity

Polyamory is like "I'm in committed romantic relationships with two people at the same time and we're all fine with it", promiscuous is like "hey I just met you but we're both single so let's fuck" and a mixture of both is like "I'm in an open relationship so my gf won't mind if I sleep around a bit"


all of this exactly

obviously promiscuity doesn't HAVE to mean you're having a lot of short-term sexual encounters, but that's generally the implication. and that's never the implication with polyamory.

but also, this:

Quote from: interpolhezbollahyakuza on July 15, 2018, 01:02:07 AM
I don't even think poly people would debate you on this, but they also wouldn't see promiscuity as a negative.


anyway i kinda thought this was a no-brainer tbh, even if you were to simply go by their typical dictionary definitions, they're different enough to warrant a distinction
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: YPrrrr on July 15, 2018, 09:37:24 AM
I still don't believe it works if all involved have any sense of self wortu
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Samus Aran on July 15, 2018, 11:42:39 AM
damn, real judgmental hours
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 01:09:00 PM
alright fine you turbothots, i will concede that, going by the dictionary definition, polyamorous and promiscuous don't have literally identical meanings

modified argument: in practice, polyamorous is used as a euphemism for promiscuous/polyfuck;erous 99% of the time

CHANGE MY MIND

and may i present to you a humorous anecdote from some highly defensive """poly""" rando's blog:

Quote from: https://bisexual.org/im-polyamorous-not-promiscuous/When I tell people that I’m poly they tend to assume that I am having orgies, one night stands, and some crazy kinky sex all the time. Now, I have nothing against any of these things per se, and I won’t say I’ve never indulged, but [...]


i lol'd
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 01:12:08 PM
Quote from: YPargh on July 15, 2018, 09:37:24 AM
I still don't believe it works if all involved have any sense of self wortu


Call me old-fashioned, but I agree. akudood;
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: YPrrrr on July 15, 2018, 01:26:10 PM
Edit: Never mind I confused polygamy with polyamorous relationships when theyre not the same obviously n_u
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 01:29:42 PM
relevant crosspost:

Quote from: http://boyah.net/forums/index.php/topic,69678.msg1564810.html#msg1564810
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 15, 2018, 12:05:38 AM
QuoteJealousy, Block theorizes, is a social construct based on the notion that husbands own their wives, and is thus "much more recent, evolutionarily speaking, than the competition that turns guys on. That's why it's mostly intellectuals who are into cuckolding: because other guys are crippled by jealousy. They're aroused and upset and don't know why."

Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: YPrrrr on July 15, 2018, 01:35:30 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 15, 2018, 01:29:42 PM
crosspost:

Quote from: http://boyah.net/forums/index.php/topic,69678.msg1564810.html#msg1564810
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 15, 2018, 12:05:38 AM
QuoteJealousy, Block theorizes, is a social construct based on the notion that husbands own their wives, and is thus "much more recent, evolutionarily speaking, than the competition that turns guys on. That's why it's mostly intellectuals who are into cuckolding: because other guys are crippled by jealousy. They're aroused and upset and don't know why."


Everything is just a social construct mannn

Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 01:37:47 PM
Quote from: YPargh on July 15, 2018, 01:26:10 PM
Edit: Never mind I confused polygamy with polyamorous relationships when theyre not the same obviously n_u


well gee, this edit makes my relevant crosspost less relevant :|
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: YPrrrr on July 15, 2018, 01:41:16 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 15, 2018, 01:37:47 PM
Quote from: YPargh on July 15, 2018, 01:26:10 PM
Edit: Never mind I confused polygamy with polyamorous relationships when theyre not the same obviously n_u


well gee, this edit makes my relevant crosspost less relevant :|
Sorry Tec!

I disagree with that guy though because jealousy seems far more primal and instinctual than socially constructed. Which oddly would still sort of fit his theory that intellectuals are more able to suppress such a concern
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 01:48:23 PM
i think you had a valid point tbqh lol
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: YPrrrr on July 15, 2018, 05:34:41 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 15, 2018, 01:48:23 PM
i think you had a valid point tbqh lol
I get scared making valid points on these topics sillydood;
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 15, 2018, 05:44:20 PM
Quote from: YPargh on July 15, 2018, 05:34:41 PM
Quote from: Magyarorszag on July 15, 2018, 01:48:23 PM
i think you had a valid point tbqh lol
I get scared making valid points on these topics sillydood;


don't be akudood;

i insist that you make your valid points

[spoiler]

If only because things feel a little bit one-sided in this thread. goowan[/spoiler]
Title: Re: polyamorous and promiscuous are synonyms
Post by: silvertone on July 16, 2018, 04:53:55 PM
verdict: poly sexuals dont get laid ?