I'd put that first one as "mono-amorous" (monamorous?) rather than "monogamous," which refers specifically to marriage.
There's a range between "philosophically polyamorous" and "practicing polyamorous" as described; having only one partner at any given time doesn't put polyamory into the "hypothetical" category, any more than being partnered with someone of the opposite sex makes one "philosophically bisexual."
It also makes a difference whether the poll is asking "what relationship(s) are you in right now" or "what relationship(s) do you seek?" There are single, polyfidelitous people.
Poly has some of the same problems as non-het sexualities: if they're not active at the moment, heteronormative society believes they don't exist.
(Also, whole quiz leaves out asexuality. Which utterly baffles me, so I have no idea how one would place it in the quiz, but I do know several people who are asexual. Apparently there are types? Maybe?)
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Re: The next poll?
Date: 2009-12-06 05:28 pm (UTC)There's a range between "philosophically polyamorous" and "practicing polyamorous" as described; having only one partner at any given time doesn't put polyamory into the "hypothetical" category, any more than being partnered with someone of the opposite sex makes one "philosophically bisexual."
It also makes a difference whether the poll is asking "what relationship(s) are you in right now" or "what relationship(s) do you seek?" There are single, polyfidelitous people.
Poly has some of the same problems as non-het sexualities: if they're not active at the moment, heteronormative society believes they don't exist.
(Also, whole quiz leaves out asexuality. Which utterly baffles me, so I have no idea how one would place it in the quiz, but I do know several people who are asexual. Apparently there are types? Maybe?)