Polyamorous relationships may or may not include a sexual aspect. People choose Polyamory because they desire emotional intimacy, depth, and commitment. Polyamorous relationships are generally established on a long-term basis and share intimate, nurturing, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. A Polyamorous Family is a multiple adult group who share a level of intimacy, commitment, and may or may not live together. Polyamorous families and groups may define their intimate relationships as closed to intimacy outside the group, open to intimacy outside the group, or somewhere in between.
Sexual relationships depend on the level of intimacy desired and enjoyed between individuals.
Polyamory generally requires much greater levels of openness, honesty, communication, self-knowledge, and personal responsibility than conventional relationships. Some people who are just beginning to explore these types of issues may find this helpful. It is our feeling that an individual who is self-empowered and making conscious choices does not necessarily need to learn and conform to politically correct rules and established models of group behavior. The experiences that we all consciously seek out and create are our learning grounds to explore, experiment, absorb, integrate, and evolve. An aspect of the Polyamory Society site which we feel is a very good resource is the list of local polyamory support groups, to which you will find a link on our Links page.