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Infidelity
Published in Fred P. Piercy, Katherine M. Hertlein, Joseph L. Wetchler, Handbook of the Clinical Treatment of Infidelity, 2013
Katherine M. Hertlein, Joseph L. Wetchler, Fred P. Piercy
Polyamory, or the sexual and emotional involvement with more than one partner, is practiced among some members of the gay (Anapol, 1997; Bettinger, 2005) and lesbian (Hall, 2004; Munson and Stellborn, 1999) communities. Polyamorous relationships can range from a primary dyad with one or more secondary partners to a situation in which three or more individuals share a primary sexual and emotional relationship with each other (Bettinger, 2005). Bettinger (2004) states that it is helpful to separate emotional and sexual monogamy when working with gay male couples. While some gay male couples may discuss whether or not to have outside sexual relationships, others may have to negotiate the rules around when and where outside sexual partners are permissible. Unfortunately, most research on mating patterns and relationship satisfaction have been conducted on heterosexual couples. Thus, research is necessary on these same phenomena within the gay and lesbian communities (Bettinger, 2005).
Facing polyamorous lives: translation and validation of the attitudes towards polyamory scale in a Portuguese sample
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2020
Daniel Cardoso, Patrícia M. Pascoal, Pedro J. Rosa
After ethical approval by the CEDIC - Ethics and Deontology Committee for Scientific Research, the study was set up in a secure server using an online survey platform (LimeSurvey). Participants were recruited with a snowball-like technique as the URL was disseminated in social and professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook) for 10 days starting in February 16th, 2017. Potential participants were directed to an informed consent page where information about the authors and aims of study was presented. Information about the voluntary nature of the study as well as confidentiality and non-reimbursement was also provided. The survey included a definition of polyamory before the self-report measures were presented, to minimize the effect of knowledge or disinformation gaps that respondents might have. The definition presented was: “In the context of this study, ‘polyamory’ means the practice, desire or acceptance of being in more than one intimate relationship (sexual and/or amorous, not necessarily romantic) at the same time, with the informed consent of all involved (for instance, someone who has more than one romantic relationship at the same time, and where all people involved know about it and agree to it)”.
Disproportionately high: an exploration of intimate partner violence prevalence rates for bisexual people
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2018
Susan C. Turell, Michael Brown, Molly Herrmann
Interestingly, having a bisexual identity seems to create fluidity in sexuality beyond the sex/gender of one's partners. The belief that bisexual people are incapable of monogamy, while not true, is reinforced by their actual practices and preferences. Polyamory is an umbrella term for the practice of multiple sexual relationships in the context of informed and consenting partners, and may include models of both open and closed relationships (Klesse, 2014; Robinson, 2013; Weitzman, 2006). Our study used the word “open” in the survey without limiting the definition for the participants; therefore, we use open/non-monogamy/polyamory congruent with their usage in other studies, or interchangeably regarding our results, with the caveat that they can have overlapping and different meanings.
Jealousy: self-inflicted agony and ruin
Published in International Review of Psychiatry, 2023
The astounding fact, however, is that in many (most?) cultures jealousy is seen as an expression of love, while in reality it is an emanation of possessive (especially patriarchic) power, void of affection for the person ‘loved’. Recently, developments like ‘open relationships’ and ‘polyamory’ may be signs of overthrowing the contradictory and destructive aspects of jealousy. They presuppose, however, to undo deeply ingrained social attitudes accompanying love relationships. It means to unlock the link between the notion of fidelity and sexual experiences. What fidelity means in a longtime and stable relationship is, basically: commitment. But that entails a partner’s fundamental freedom. Love cannot be enforced. And thus, jealousy cannot have a place in it.