In Klang Valley, Malaysia, groups of well-educated, middle-class, English-speaking Malaysian Chinese, have open relationships - that is, they are in relationships involving more than one partner.
All the parties know about each other and are cool about it. They are a nascant example of polyamory (literally, many loves). This seems to be a rising trend; a Newsweek article last July calls it “the next sexual revolution”. But what are the moral issues involved here? Can individuals, in this case, freely love without getting burnt?
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Are you in a classic 'open' relationship?
As more and more monogamous marriages break up, people are looking towards open relationships. Here's Susan's story...
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Love first, not sex
Advocacy group says the point of polyamory is not secrecy but openness, communication, and sharing the love.
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Moral issues with having multiple partners
The nagging feeling remains that having multiple partners is perverse and unnatural. But statistics say otherwise.
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A social alternative?
If science suggests that polygamy is more natural, why is monogamy often touted as the “right” choice?
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A practical solution?
It’s easy to be moralistic, but when both partners work till 9pm, they often don’t want children and marriage, then it can easily come down to companionship.
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syphillis, AIDS ?
Or anyone out there who wants to share his / her
wealth, money, luxurious villas, bird's nests, abalones,
limousines with me ?
seconded!
You don't share needles with others
If you love the partner, you of cos will not share her/him with anyone.
But if you don't, then I am not surprised if he/she - esp she - be shared.
But it depends on the partner, too ! Nobody can force it on another.