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Affinity&_160;· Attachment&_160;· Bonding &_160;· Boyfriend&_160;· Casual&_160;· Cohabitation &_160;· Compersion &_160;· Concubinage &_160;· Consort&_160;· Courtesan &_160;· Courtship &_160;· Divorce&_160;· Domestic partnership &_160;· Dower&_160;/ Dowry&_160;/ Bride price &_160;· Family&_160;· Friendship&_160;· Girlfriend &_160;· Husband&_160;· Infatuation&_160;· Intimacy &_160;· Jealousy&_160;· Limerence&_160;· Love &_160;· Marriage &_160;· Monogamy &_160;· Psychology of monogamy &_160;· Serial monogamy&_160;· Nonmonogamy &_160;· Passion&_160;· Pederasty &_160;· Platonic love &_160;· Polyamory &_160;· Polyfidelity &_160;· Polygamy &_160;· Relationship abuse &_160;· Relationship breakup &_160;· Romance &_160;· Romantic friendship &_160;· Separation &_160;· Sexuality &_160;· Same-sex relationship &_160;· Significant other &_160;· Soulmate &_160;· Teen dating violence &_160;· Wedding &_160;· Widowhood &_160;· Wife &_160;· Polyamory can refer to the practice or status of a relationship at a given time, or used as a description of a lifestyle, philosophy or relationship orientation (much like gender orientation), rather than of an individual's actual relationship status at a given moment. It is an umbrella term that covers many orientations and modes of relationship. There is fluidity in its definition to accommodate the different shades of meaning which might be covered. Polyamorous relationships are themselves varied, reflecting the choices and philosophies of the individuals concerned. Polyamory differs from polygamy, although the two are occasionally still used interchangeable because "polygamy" was the word used for all non-monogamy before "polyamory" was coined in the early 1990s. Polygamy more accurately refers to specific structures of recognized relationships, while polyamory is a personal outlook grounded in such concepts as choice, trust, equality of free will, and the more novel idea of compersion, and newer cultural traditions distinct from the religious & cultural traditions of polygamy. Because of its fluid nature, polyamory is sometimes loosely defined. Nevertheless, people who identify as polyamorous typically reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity are always necessary for long-term loving relationships. Those who are open to, or emotionally suited for a polyamorous lifestyle, may at times be single, or in monogamous relationships, but are more typically involved in multiple long term relationships.
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