It has nothing to do with gender claiming the title of poly, but I feel like men and women have vastly different expectations when they have more than one partner at a time. Poly Men and women obviously want multiple partners.
I feel like it isn't until getting older that the habit or obsession with threesomes is broken more for men though.
Women also tend to get into it wanting to fool around for a while, the age range that @freyared put down is pretty accurate in that regard. Though I'd narrow it down much more for women. More like from 18-25.
For men you can be at about any age, though being older will make it easier, you can be younger if you're simply persistent. Both men and women are possessive despite calling it polyamory though.
From what I've seen it'd be far more accurate to call it temporary for most people, like a phase, especially women. After one or two relationships get absolutely wrecked because of jealousies and ultimatums, it gets hard to stay as psyched.
From women I know who were poly, they've told me the bigger issue was losing partners because Guy A hooks up with Woman B, just super psyched for that new poon tang and doesn't consider that he just screwed himself out of his previous relationship, and very soon the new piece of ass. Women have more options, why stay with a cheater who hops ship so easily?
I just don't bother calling myself polyamorous anymore, I'm polygamous. It may be offensive, but it's far more accurate.
I've found women quite willing to "get into" polyamorous relationships. The issue seems to be that they come in with a monogamous mindset, thinking "polyamory" just means "casual dating". But then they fall in love with me and "want to get serious", which they equate to being exclusive/monogamous.
That said, I don't think it has to do with gender and that's what I selected on the poll. I was introduced to polyamory by women in my life, and I think many women are actually into it, as well as men who are definitely not. If there is a bias one way or another, I would say it's probably leaning toward men who are less comfortable than women in regards to having their partner involved sexually/romantically with others. But the caveat to that is those types of men are insecure and possessive, which is the reason they are uncomfortable. They see their female partner as their possession, and they are scared to lose her/don't want to share their toy.
Usually the sex who has more opportunities. I guess girls between 16-30 and men above 30.
Once you had real connection to a partner with really affectionate intimacy and proper psychological transaction, become this polyamorous multi-infatuation just a symptom of need for something more useful.
Most are women taking advantage of nice guys. Sometimes it backfire. The nice guy was just nice because you didn't cross the line.
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I've seen it go both ways honestly. But it's usually 1 man with multiple women or 1 woman with multiple men.
I never saw a case of 2 men and 2 women.
Personally I think if all parties involved are satisfied and no one is being pressured into anything then it can to well.
I would never share a woman with another man that is a hard line for me.
Now as for being with 2 women it would have to be from the get go, as in I either join into a lesbian couple or the 3 of us start seeing eachother at the same time.
But if I was monogamous with one woman it won't be that easy just letting another woman into that as the history we have will create a bond that I won't wanna share
Probably men are more willing because it's more natural for men to disperse their seeds in order for them to reproduce
( just look at the basic principles by looking at most animals in nature and you will see males that live in herds having multiple females to make sure they will get offspring )
But we are living in a society where things are much more complicated obviously and while I'm a guy.. I find polyamorous relationship very weird and personally I totally can't get my head arround it. I will just stick with 1 wife that's all I desire🤷♂️
I think that women are more into it, because many women are bi, so they want extra person.
It's not relationships if men does it, it's just sleeping around. If men wants multiple relationship with women he wants her to be exclusive to him. So building a harem where the women service him and only him.
No thanks. I'll never do that polyamorous bullshit. The last thing I want to think about is who else my girlfriend was fucking last night.
Probably men want it more than women do. It's just a huge fantasy for a lot of men to be with more than one woman.
I’m in polyamorous and gender has nothing to do with it
Poly relationships are a bad deal for all but the top 1% of men due to the fact that is infinitely easier for women to get sex. The end result is no different from cuckoldry.
Answered A but only the second part is true.
Gender has nothing to do with it.
Willing to: men
Able to: women
Male or female doesn't depend on that I guess.
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