Recently I was asked about what it means to be an African American woman practicing polyamory. According to WIkipedia Polyamory (from Greek πολύ [poly], meaning “many” or “several”, and Latin amor, “love“) is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved. My husband, Carl, and I have been practicing polyamory for about seven years now. He too is African American.
We came upon this style of love after eleven happy years of marriage. One day he came home from work, sat me down, and explained …
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