Been there, done that... it gets complicated. My Bi daughter did too... I swear I never revealed to her my thingy... I told her mother... don't look at me! I havent done nothing that I recall.

I have a couple of friends in such relationships, I have no problem with it all. Though not something I could do personally, a threesome is a fun thing to do, though in the long term I don't like sharing my toys haha.
I guess I am a lovey dovey Libra, my heart is big but only for one person.

When I was on OK Cupid the dating site, lots of polyamorous men would come around and and say I want you to meet my wife...lol.

You didn't offer my choice: I don't even want one relationship, done with that nonsense...would have to be someone pretty damn special anyway.

The risk of contracting a std or genital wart are high enough why compound the risk? The other factor is jealousness of you attention will ultimately create tension.

Because we mate for pleasure as well as for procreation, polyamory feeds our hedonistic desires. From an anthropological point of view, though, it makes more instinctual sense for males to want to control individual female access to sex in order to stifle competition, all the while spreading himself as far and wide as possible. Meanwhile, females tend to gravitate toward the most successful males (the definition of success being very fluid and dependent upon culture) but do not necessarily need those same men to be the providers. Successful men who have many suitors are not always the most reliable or dependable.

When you think about these factors carefully enough, you can see they explain everything about how sex works in our society, including all the apparent chaos.

I'm typical male, so yes, I have to admit that deep down I would prefer to mate with as many women as I am capable of attracting...BUT reproductive success in our society dictates I settle down with one or two and stay faithful. It's a sufficient, satisfactory compromise.

I have many times been in polyamorous relationships - unknowingly and involuntary. I don't know what it would be like to do it intentionally.

I don't think I could. Multiple partners would be fun but I think I'd rather give one woman all of my love in a committed relationship. Plus with my luck I'd get into a poly relationship with two women and a guy, would fall hardcore for girl #1, then she ends up falling in love with guy #2, they leave the relationship and end up getting married and being monogamous and I'm left with girl #2 whom I don't have a lot of chemistry for, at least when compared to girl #1. I just wanna find and marry girl #1 dammit.

for me that would be something that would spontaneously take shape

Not for me... but whatever rocks people boat

Ya, with the right people. The idea of more than one woman wanting me is.. is.... aw shit, my IQ just dropped to double digits.......

I try to never say "never". I think it's highly doubtful that I would ever find myself in such a situation, but hey, you never know.
What other people do is none of my business. As long as everyone is of legal age and gives their informed consent, no one should have anything to say.

Maybe.
It's not something I'd set out to do, but if it seemed right ...

I would prefer a monogamous relationship, but if it workers for other people, good for them.

You didn't offer yes, no or heck no lol

Most of my adult relationships have been poly.

What was it that John Lennon said about bombs dropping and making love in the streets? Love more than one person at one time? Share the risks and rewards I say.

It wasn't what it's cracked up to be.

None of the answers applied to me. That does not interest me in the least, and it has nothing to do with religion.

I was in a polyamorous relationship immediately after I left religion. One of the best things ever -- for me. I am not a jealous person but there are those who are. It sort of fizzled out for me although I was able to learn a lot about myself and relationships.

Fully poly for just over 4 years now. Would, could, should never go back. It was a natural for me and also the ladies that I have been with since. I have only one partner at the moment that I live with and have basically the whole time. She is also very poly and would have it no other way. We are very secure with each other and would never be apart for more than a day or two. Never been so happy or so much in love.

From my inexperienced perspective: I don't think polyamory should be entered into lightly, but I think it could be a positive experience for the right people with a positive attitude and honest communication. Relationships have become a one-size-fits-all endeavor, where one person is expected to satisfy every role for another: partner, lover, confidant, best friend, cohabitant, co-parent, intellectual equal, activity partner, moral support, and on and on. I think emotionally healthy, self-aware people with a solid foundation to their relationship can decide for themselves whether an open relationship is right for them, whether there's value in it either as a simple thrill of novelty or as a long-term arrangement with other, secondary partner's. It's probably not for most people/relationships, though, and I'm afraid a lot of people turn to polyamory because there's something fundamentally broken in the primary relationship — and adding volatility isn't likely to fix anything. I figure it can work only when a couple is honest with themselves and each other about their motivations and needs, and to have a solid underlying foundation that doesn't threaten the stability of the primary relationship when other people are added to the dynamic.

Yes. I would even prefer polyamory. On the whole, poly people seem to work harder to communicate and keep one another happy in my experience. Plus, finding another asexual person is difficult and I don't expect a person who needs and wants sex to go without just because they aren't getting it from me.

I wouldn't do it. But it is one of those times I can't see myself there... I would never be in a situation where that kind of relationship could work. I respect and I don't mind at all people doing it.

Aw hell, I'll try anything once!