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Now, the game invites you to partake in its newest lifestyle simulation: polyamory.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 1 July 2024
Michelle Hy, polyamory expert and founder of the website Polyamorous While Asian, defines polyamory as the capacity to have multiple simultaneous intimate relationships and a polycule a way to vaguely refer to the web of these multiple relationships—both platonic and romantic.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 21 June 2024
Forms of non-monogamy, like open relationships and polyamory, have become hot topics in dating culture, stirring passionate responses from those in favor of these non-traditional relationship styles and those staunchly against them.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Additionally, while polyamory might not always be involved, there are many cultures where communal living is the norm.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 21 June 2024
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Abby Monteil, Them, 1 July 2024
Michelle Hy, polyamory expert and founder of the website Polyamorous While Asian, defines polyamory as the capacity to have multiple simultaneous intimate relationships and a polycule a way to vaguely refer to the web of these multiple relationships—both platonic and romantic.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 21 June 2024
Forms of non-monogamy, like open relationships and polyamory, have become hot topics in dating culture, stirring passionate responses from those in favor of these non-traditional relationship styles and those staunchly against them.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Additionally, while polyamory might not always be involved, there are many cultures where communal living is the norm.
—Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 21 June 2024
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In 2013, a judge ruled in their favor, declaring parts of Utah’s polygamy laws unconstitutional, according to USA Today.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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In Libya, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, the leader of the National Transitional Council, ended a ban on polygamy in his maiden speech to the country.Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2017
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The transatlantic trade in enslaved people, which produced a dearth of men in West Africa, helps explain the comparatively high prevalence of polygyny there now.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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His son has been married four times and resurrected the long-dead institution of polygyny.Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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Read more Julia Roberts ad sparks debate about gender gap, voting in marriages A pro-Harris campaign ad encouraging women to break with their Trump-supporting partners at the ballot box is striking a nerve amid signs of a growing national gender gap in the high-stakes presidential race.Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Former President Donald Trump, a wealthy businessman, has five children from three marriages.Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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Despite my cries, everyone stays committed to traditional monogamy.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Vasopressin complements oxytocin by encouraging monogamy, loyalty and protective behaviors, supporting long-term attachment.Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Answer: Treason, murder, obstruction, theft, smuggling, piracy, mutiny, desertion, bigamy, dueling, accepting the land grant on the Ridge under false pretenses.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2024
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But with no-fault divorces, a couple could split amiably, without accusing or proving anything like bigamy or fraud or abandonment.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Seeking Brother Husband's Kenya gets real with a virtual stranger about her domestic arrangement in this Sunday's episode of the TLC polyandry series.Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
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This equally applies to the practice of polyandry.Zamira Rahim, CNN, 28 June 2021
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They’re showered with gifts — money toward a honeymoon, a good knife set, a hand drill for DIY home projects — to set them up for a successful start to blissful matrimony.Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 Oct. 2024
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High society doyenne Julia (Kina Kantor) is exhausted by pretending to adore Fred (Michael Barrett Austin) after five long years of matrimony.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Much of the ongoing spectacle comes from the ways in which their Mormonism continually butts heads with their fairly progressive world views, from attending a burlesque show to having children out of wedlock and more.Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
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The restoration of virtue and bodily sanctity were of paramount importance, and many felt that having a child out of wedlock would threaten those aims.Kali Nicole Gross / Made by History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Polyamory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyamory. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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