“Polyamory is more than a descriptive term for a certain type of relationship structure. It is also, at least for me, a political identity marking my opposition to compulsory monogamy.
Capitalism teaches us to think of everything in terms of austerity, property and competition. Thus, the capitalist/patriarchal narrative of love is something like this: We each have a tiny amount of love, we must compete for the “scarce” love of another person, the best person for us (our “one true love”) will win the competition for our hearts, and then we must establish ownership over each other and defend our property from others.
As a radical poly feminist, I’m invested in destroying the culture of monogamy and building a world where we can love whomever we want, as many people as we want, for however long we want. Who’s with me?” Revolutionary romance: A primer for polyamory by Sadie Ryann
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