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Jul. 17th, 2006 09:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annwfynAs a point of curiosity after reading the discussion in Friday's post on polyamory here, I have created a poll. This is entirely me being curious about where people are coming from in that discussion.
[Poll #771555]
For what it's worth, my perception of the quote in Friday's entry is that it was marginally offensive, in the same way I think that any blanket condemnation of anyone's relationship can be marginally offensive, although everyone is, of course, entitled to their opinion. I really do believe that there are so many ways of having totally good and positive relationships - monogamy, open relationships, polyamoury, hetrosexual, homosexual - people are so different. I also think it's really hard to make generalisations about relationships, again because they are so different. Personally, I've seen a lot of 'bad poly', or people who use the word 'polyamorous' when I think they mean 'I wanna screw around', which bugs me a little bit, but I've seen some pretty good poly as well. I've also seen some crazy-mad monogamy, which makes me cringe and wonder how the couple survive as well, but I know that right now monogamy seems to be working pretty well for me.
Well, except for the times when...but we'll move on from that.
Anyway, enough from me right now. I'm off to the Tower of London to go and meet Mr Lindsay, and see ravens. I'll wave to them and pass on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
melsner's greetings, and I'll see the rest of the world later.
[Poll #771555]
For what it's worth, my perception of the quote in Friday's entry is that it was marginally offensive, in the same way I think that any blanket condemnation of anyone's relationship can be marginally offensive, although everyone is, of course, entitled to their opinion. I really do believe that there are so many ways of having totally good and positive relationships - monogamy, open relationships, polyamoury, hetrosexual, homosexual - people are so different. I also think it's really hard to make generalisations about relationships, again because they are so different. Personally, I've seen a lot of 'bad poly', or people who use the word 'polyamorous' when I think they mean 'I wanna screw around', which bugs me a little bit, but I've seen some pretty good poly as well. I've also seen some crazy-mad monogamy, which makes me cringe and wonder how the couple survive as well, but I know that right now monogamy seems to be working pretty well for me.
Well, except for the times when...but we'll move on from that.
Anyway, enough from me right now. I'm off to the Tower of London to go and meet Mr Lindsay, and see ravens. I'll wave to them and pass on
melsner's greetings, and I'll see the rest of the world later.