I don't think it's the simple fact of having multiple partners in a relationship that dooms it. I think that they are unlikely to succeed because most of the people who enter them aren't doing so for the right reasons or are not really mature enough to handle them. I have always had some trouble understanding that type of relationship; to me monogamy is very important. So if anyone wouldn't mind answering a few questions:
The difference in my mind between a group dynamic of two people and three people is quite large. How would does one handle the hierarchy? In the same vain, how feasible is it that one could minimize the friction that can be created in such a situation?
What about uneven attraction. You can certainly try to love equally but you can't help when you're more sexually attracted to someone. How would one handle this scenario?
Finally, how does one realize they don't want to be monogamous? Do you just wake up one day and go this isn't for me?
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