I am asked this question more than almost any other question about polyamory. My short answer – yes, it is possible. However, to make a polyamorous /monogamous relationship work takes partners who are secure in themselves and their choices, secure in the relationship, good communicators and willing to work.
There are also cases where the poly partner decides it is right for them to engage in a monogamous relationship with this partner for a variety of valid reasons. There are all kinds of ways to negotiate Mono/Poly relationships. Each couple has to decide what is right for them.
A metamour is someone who is a polyamorous partner's partner, that they have no romantic relationship with. This can be their partner's other girlfriend or boyfriend or their partner's spouse. Ambiamory is the capability of experiencing and enjoying monogamous and polyamorous relationships.
A mono-poly relationship is one where one partner identifies as polyamorous and the other partner identifies as monogamous.
These solo polyamorists still have sexual and romantic relationships, but they build their life around their platonic relationship, not their romantic partners. They may not be solo polyamorous forever and may choose to get married or enter into a more traditional partnership one day.
Kitchen Table Polyamory (KTP) refers to 'a style of polyamorous relationship in which the interrelationship of a network, and the integration of multiple romantic relationships into one life or group, is prioritised,' explains Jordan Dixon, a clinical sex and relationships psychotherapist.
A survey of 340 polyamorous adults shows their polyam relationships lasting an average of eight years. The most typical polyam relationship involves a primary committed couple, with each member free to explore other relationships.
At its core, solo polyamory refers to people who are open to dating or engaging in multiple meaningful relationships without having a 'primary partner': one person to whom they're committed above all other partners.
Nesting Partner: Partner you live with and likely share bills with - can be a "primary partner," but not necessarily. Anchor Partner: Partner you probably have logistical ties with, most likely live with, perhaps have the deepest or longest term emotional ties with - sometimes called "primary partner"
If you've had crushes on multiple people since you were young and have trouble choosing between them (think Devi in "Never Have I Ever"), you might be polyamorous. Many polyamorous people feel they have an infinite amount of love to give others, so it's normal to feel like you can love mutiple people at once.
Unicorn/Dragon:a bisexual, polyamorous woman/man who is open to forming a triad with an established couple; referred to as these mythical creatures because these type of partners are extremely rare.
Monogamish. This is where someone is mostly monogamous but might be open to sex or romantic relationships with others. Polyflexible. This is when someone is happy with being in a monogamous or a nonmonogamous relationship. They're satisfied in both situations.
Being in love with two people may be more common than some think. Studies show that many individuals worldwide identify as polyamorous, meaning they partake in relationships with or feel attracted to more than one individual at a time.
Like other mixed-orientation relationships, poly/mono or mono/poly relationships include people with differing identities or practices—in this case, one monogamist who is sexually exclusive with one partner, and one polyamorist who has or is seeking multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all concerned.
However, polyamory tends to be built around the ideas of honesty, communication and centring the feelings of everyone involved, so in most cases ethical non-monogamy doesn't equate to cheating.
A survey of 340 polyamorous adults shows their polyam relationships lasting an average of eight years. The most typical polyam relationship involves a primary committed couple, with each member free to explore other relationships.
“Unicorn” describes a person who joins a couple as their third partner, for sex or even for something more committed.
Hinge: The shared partner between two people - so called because in using shapes to describe “polycules,” they're often the point a shape hinges on; also because hinges can open and close, as a convenient metaphor for describing the relationship between metamours.
An anchor partner is a term that basically describes a long-standing and typically rather logistically entangled romantic relationship. It's used similarly to how a lot of people will use the term “primary” partner.
People who practice relationship anarchy, sometimes abbreviated as RA, are beholden to themselves and only themselves when it comes to choosing who they conduct sexual or romantic relationships with and how they do it.
Some polyamorous people have a primary relationship and engage in casual hookups, but most begin secondary relationships with the consent of their primary partner, to whom they are generally married or committed.
What is unicorn hunting? “Unicorn hunting is when a heterosexual couple seeks a bisexual woman to join their equation temporarily or permanently. The premise is that the primary relationship is between the hetero couple; the bi woman is a racy ad add-on.
In the vast majority of polyamorous relationships, jealousy does come up at some point. However, jealousy can be broken down to determine what your real concerns are. When you recognize what is bothering you, it is possible to manage this challenging feeling.
The problem with One-Sided Polyamory is that it can come about through several avenues, some more toxic than others. It can come from selfishness, when someone simply doesn't care about fairness in their relationships. There's toxic monogamy and partners who insist on maintaining a sense of hierarchy.