To be polyamorous means to have open intimate or romantic relationships with more than one person at a time. People who are polyamorous can have any sexual orientation, and polyamorous relationships can include people of different sexual orientations.
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What is it called when you have a husband and a boyfriend?
Some criticized the Merriam-Webster definition of polyamory, which defines the term as “the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time,” as missing a “vital component”: consent.
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The word polyamory combines the Greek word for many (poly) and the Latin word for love (amor). Can you have a husband and a boyfriend?
If the husband and boyfriend both know about each other and have given consent to the arrangement – then yes. Most likely you would also have to give your consent to your husband possibly wanting to have a girlfriend and/or your boyfriend wanting his wife or girlfriend too.


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