On being polyamorous
	'Is there a slut would hold this in her arms and put her lips against it?' 'Sluts are only human.' Christopher Fry - The Lady's not for Burning

Polyamorous means 'loving many' or, in the generally accpeted definition of those who use it to describe themselves: 'Able to love more than one person in open, trusting relationships'. It is not 'cheating', because there is no attempt to hide the relationships from one another. It's not being unable to commit, because many polyamorous relationships involve lifetime commitments. And it's not just about getting lots of sex.

Sex is often what people new to polyamory focus on most, partly because sex is for many people the one thing that is exclusive in a 'monogamous' relationship. Monogamous people often have no problem about their partners spending time with their friends, sharing houses with them or going on holiday with them. The single defining factor in monogamous relationships is often the exclusivity of the sex between the couple.