Is it possible to romantically love more than one person at once

The student example that you keep pushing in your argument does not actually prove anything. being a student and balancing that lifestyle is a lot different than being in a relationship. Relationships require a lot more emotional energy than schoolwork, work and social activities. To say that loving multiple people is comparable to a student that has many responsibilities is not an accurate comparison. The two are very different. I do not agree that multiple relationships can be more rewarding than one. The idea of a relationship is that you get out of it what you put into it. If you cannot put your entire self into a relationship, and give a person all the time and affection that they deserve, the relationship will not be as fruitful in return. In order to be in love with two relationships, if I were to humor your argument for the sake of my own, then a person would have to seriously decrease their time with each partner just to make sure they have enough time for both. That being said, they wouldn't have enough time to do al the things they need to do to nurture a loving relationship. So, yes, maybe someone can find time to spend with multiple people, but that does not mean that they love them, or that said time is sufficient for a successful loving relationship. Although you are arguing your point that we can still be romantically in love with deceased. According to our agreed upon definition of romantic love, which is "express pleasurable feelings, while having emotional security and attraction towards another person." This premise would not hold. A deceased loved one cannot provide you with emotional security, nor can they provide you with anything. On the basis of this definition, then it is not possible for one to be romantically in love with both their new spouse/partner and the deceased. Also, if you were to still hold feelings for someone in your past, it is highly likely you are not fully giving yourself to your new partner and are therefore not capable of loving them. In order to completely immerse oneself in a loving relationship, it would require an individuals full devotion to said relationship. As I have stated throughout this entire argument, no one person has the time, energy, or emotionally stability to love multiple people simultaneously and have a loving and long lasting relationship. Regardless of the argument of time, having multiple relationships would actually require you to create different personas because everyone is different. You have to act differently towards different people in order to cater to the relationship. Thus creating different personas. Keeping those two lives separate requires constant time and energy, and forces an individual to keep the personalities, memories, anniversaries, etc. also separate. Regardless of Mormon marriages and open relationships, there is still an idea of separateness. Open relationships exist on the agreement that the partners are allowed to do what they please, this does not mean they they discuss any of this or know what the other is up to. In Mormon marriages, the wives have different responsibilities in most environments, and the husband seeks them out separately for each of these things. One may be the character, one may be in charge of cooking, cleaning, picking the children up from school. This separateness enables the husband to act differently towards each different partner. As far as love is concerned, everyone has different needs. I am most compatible with someone who's needs are very similar to mine, which attracts me to them and also make the relationship much more enjoyable, where I don't have to be something I am not. However, once you deviate form that and try and hold concurrent relationships, you find that peoples needs differ greatly. What your one partner may love the other will hate, trying to keep up with that or remember would not be conducive to a loving romantic relationship. It could actually do more harm than good. Thus, loving more than two people romantically at the same time would not be possible.