xylopoet

Where I come from, there is an aphorism- “No news is good news”. It is a statement heard in small-talk, a point made from someone with no updates or progressive stories about their life, or nothing in development with themselves. It’s, in my ears, a normalized reply to the rudimentary “how are you?”, signifying the steadiness of a functioning lifestyle. At best, it denotes the security of living just fine. At worst, it is a sure sign of the sheeple [*dramatic drumming* dun dun dun!]. Well the shepherd can’t herd a polyamorist! I’d like to reiterate that Poly is a commitment to the theory that ‘many loves’ in practice can be a more satisfying module than ‘one love’ framework. Thus, the mark of motivation in a poly circle is certainly the desire to personify something new. Nonmonogamy, apart from traditional 1-on-1 marriage, is the difference poly personalities feel passionate about in making society. Characteristically, we enjoy shaking up the norm (from collective conditioning), redefi...

Welcome to your deprogramming. Brave being here now. Dive on in and enjoy the enlightening ride…  As an introduction to the mindset for this intended philosophy, let’s play Define & Defy.  Define & Defy is an outline for understanding concepts. It’s done when we make a definition of something, and elaborate on what something is not.  Know that the entirety of this University is creative, flexible, evolving, and reflects the opinions of the author. Thus, as discernment is encouraged in any learning experience, remain aware of the subjectivity on this topic.   Define: Polyamory - the word itself translates literally as, “many” “loves”. In context here, it is first an adjective, in characterizing itself as an identity trait, i.e. polyamorous. The verb form of the definition takes place in the joining of people choosing this identity.          Defy: Polyamory -  the term has been associated as a description...