Community Quote by Anthony D. Ravenscroft

I'm a firm supporter of the word polyamory. But that one is close to my heart.

— Patrick Rothfuss

“(In reference to swingers) In the meantime, if you wish to declare yourself polyamorous, get used to the fact that the confusion is gong…

— Anthony D. Ravenscroft

“Polyamory is differentiable from some other forms of nonmonogamy (including adultery) in that it is future-oriented. Poly relationships are not located solely in the…

— Anthony D. Ravenscroft

“Polyamory can feel threatening because it upsets our fairy-tale assumption that the right partner will keep us safe from change. Polyamory introduces the prospect…

— Franklin Veaux

“How a man treats his wife has to do with that individual man, whether in polygyny or monogamy.”

— Patricia Dixon

I'm certainly not suggesting legalization of polyamory. But it's also unfairly judgmental of you to compare such relationships to the criminal acts of bestiality…

— Emily Yoffe

“when you seek to reduce risk by imposing constraints on other people's behavior, you transfer that risk onto others. By doing this you say,…

— Franklin Veaux

“Polygamy is about sex, whereas monogamy is about love.”

— Abhijit Naskar

I understand polyamory is different from polygamy, and doesn't share the latter's rigid and noxious views that men run the show and are the…

— Emily Yoffe

Polygamy and polyandry distribute the frightening physical solidarity of monogamy. Monogamous couples are always hungry for company: to dilute sex.

— Laura Riding

“a person who has already shown a willingness to cheat in a monogamous relationship may well cheat in a polyfidelitous relationship.”

— Franklin Veaux

“Polygamy is a luxury of the cave-people, and monogamy is an existential responsibility of the civilized society.”

— Abhijit Naskar