- cnm/enm = consensual/ethical non-monogamy
- comet/satellite = a partner one sees infrequently, often long distance, with low commitment expectations
- ✶ compersion = vicarious joy for your partner's other relationships (opposite of jealousy)
- hierarchical polyamory = in which you might have a primary and secondary partner etc
- hinge = see 'v relationship'
- metamour /ˈmɛt əˌmʊər/ (meta) = your partner's other partner(s)
- nesting partner = the partner you live with
- polycule = a group of people connected by their overlapping relationships
- 2 people that are together, monogamous or not = dyad / couple
- 3 people that are all in a relationship with each other = triad ﹡
- 4 people that are all in a relationship with each other = quad
- polyfidelity / closed relationship = a polycule that is closed to new partners
- polysaturated = having as as many relationships as one can reasonably handle, without the capacity for more
- relationship anarchy = (1) a relationship ideology that rejects conventional rules about relationships (2) a type of non-hierarchical polyamorous relationship structure
- relationship escalator = the progression of a relationship, or the idea that a relationship has to 'go somewhere' (aka become increasingly commited) and can't go backwards
- solo polyamory = polyamorous person that chooses not to have a primary partner so their lives are not enmeshed with someone else. typically also does not subscribe to the idea of the relationship escalator
- unicorn = bisexual individual willing to join an existing couple (for sex or a relationship)
- v relationship = one hinge partner dating multiple people, but those do not date each other
partially picked up myself from media/books/etc, partially from r/polyamory.
may 4 2025 ∞
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