Solo Polyamory and What It Is
Solo polyamory means that someone has multiple intimate relationships with people but has an independent or single lifestyle. They may not live with partners, share finances, or have a desire to reach traditional relationship milestones in which partners’ lives become more intertwined. However, others practice solo polyamory due to circumstances. Polyamorous people who have recently gotten out of a serious partnership may practice solo polyamory for a time. This means that they do not currently have a partner but still identify as polyamorous. Solo polyamory is also called “singleish,” Some solo polyamorists essentially operate as independent, single people, but have some partnerships. That means they are not single in the traditional sense of the word. So, they are single-ish. Some people who practice solo polyamory may also practice relationship anarchy or non-hierarchical polyamory. Relationship anarchists don’t rank partners by importance. So they don’t have primary or secondary partners and may consider their romantic partners on the same level as their [...]