Re: Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous?
by sliverstorm on Sunday June 27, 2010 @12:31AM
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I'm not sure the word 'polyfidelity' works. Maybe it does in a dictionary sense, but as I understand it 'fidelity' or 'fealty' carries a heavy connotation of loyalty to only one individual, rather than simply loyalty.
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Re: Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous?
by JoachimSchipper on Sunday June 27, 2010 @12:54AM
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Actually, the feudal concept of fealty did not only bind a vassal to a lord, but - to a lesser degree - also to that lord's lord and so on.
Why do you care? It's a fairly clear word for a new-ish idea, IMHO.
Re: Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous?
by sliverstorm on Sunday June 27, 2010 @01:31AM
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I don't care. It just seemed like an odd choice in words.
Re: Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous?
by steveklabnik on Sunday June 27, 2010 @01:36AM
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It's a very established term in that community.
If you want to pick on a word for technical reasons, 'polyamory' itself is actually pretty popular. I can't find a link to the quote now, but it was something along the lines of "Half greek, and half latin? Obviously wrong."
Re: Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous?
by JoachimSchipper on Sunday June 27, 2010 @01:55AM
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E.g. http://www.zazzle.com/polyamory_is_wrong_tshirt-235470507350.... Yes, it's a stupid term, but it's established at this point...
Re: Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous?
by kwamenum86 on Sunday June 27, 2010 @12:47AM
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You can be loyal to an individual or a group though. With polyfidelity it is the latter. It is a closed network of intimacy.