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February 8, 2024

Polyamorists Can’t Solve the Problem of Self-Delusion

Ethical non-monogamy isn’t for the undisciplined—or the ethical.

In the past few years, thanks to journalists, TikTok, and television, the word “polyamory,” or as some of its proponents call it, “ethical non-monogamy,” has entered mainstream American discourse. The word—itself an ungainly combination of a Greek prefix and a Latin root—denotes an equally unsuitable joining of two (or more) people who wish not to be bound by the obligations of fidelity. Kay Hymowitz comments on a recent spate of articles on the phenomenon:

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