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minus-squareGonzako@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·7 days agoThe difference? I personally haven’t had any good experiences with any of these words
minus-squareHoopyFrood@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down5·7 days agoPolygamy = man has many wives Polyamory = person has many partners As i understand it, it’s all about how much misogyny is at play
minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoa man with multiple wives is polygyny or a harem. polygamy can be any gender, but if I were to guess, polygamy is one-to-many relationship (man with multiple wives, woman with multiple husbands), while polyamory is just a group of people all in a group relationship
This is why polygamy took off.
The difference? I personally haven’t had any good experiences with any of these words
Polygamy = man has many wives
Polyamory = person has many partners
As i understand it, it’s all about how much misogyny is at play
a man with multiple wives is polygyny or a harem.
polygamy can be any gender, but if I were to guess, polygamy is one-to-many relationship (man with multiple wives, woman with multiple husbands), while polyamory is just a group of people all in a group relationship