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[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Polyamory and ENM are two different things. Polyamory is a part of ENM but ENM is not polyamory. It's rectangles and squares stuff.

You can be ENM without any polyamory.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mind giving a little more detail about the difference?

[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Ethical non-monogamy is any form of non-monogamy that everyone involved is okay with and consents to.

Examples:

  • polyamory
  • Open relationship
  • Swinging
  • being/having a unicorn/bull

Etc etc...

Polyamory is just one aspect of a much larger category.