Another focus of her talk was redefining fidelity, which Stacey said she views as more of a commitment to integrity than to monogamy. Many couples are committed to their agreements for open relationships, and staying together can provide more happiness for them than separating for being "unfaithful."
Overall, Stacey expressed that she wants her new book to do "more good than harm in getting people to think." She urged the audience to reconsider social stigmas against polygamy and traditional marriage values. Audience members responded with informed questions and were able to engage in an open dialog with Stacey on the points she presented.
It is very important for people to realize that monogamy is just one path a marriage can take. Marriages can be open, they can involve swapping, they can involve swinging, and they can be polyamorous with or without polyfidelity. All of this can be done without cheating. Our laws should not favor one path over another; rather, every adult should have their right to marry any consenting adults.
![Non-Monogamy Diagram [I:FV]](http://www.obsidianfields.com/lj/nonmonogamy2.5.1.gif){kind=link}
No comments:
Post a Comment
To prevent spam, comments will have to be approved, so your comment may not appear for several hours. Feedback is welcome, including disagreement. I only delete/reject/mark as spam: spam, vulgar or hateful attacks, repeated spouting of bigotry from the same person that does not add to the discussion, and the like. I will not reject comments based on disagreement, but if you don't think consenting adults should be free to love each other, then I do not consent to have you repeatedly spout hate on my blog without adding anything to the discourse.
If you want to write to me privately, then either contact me on Facebook, email me at fullmarriageequality at protonmail dot com, or tell me in your comment that you do NOT want it published. Otherwise, anything you write here is fair game to be used in a subsequent entry. If you want to be anonymous, that is fine.
IT IS OK TO TALK ABOUT SEX IN YOUR COMMENTS, BUT PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY AS I WANT THIS BLOG TO BE AS "SAFE FOR WORK" AS POSSIBLE. If your comment includes graphic descriptions of activity involving minors, it's not going to get published.