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Author Sheff, Elisabeth, 1969- author.

Title The polyamorists next door : inside multiple-partner relationships and families / Elisabeth Sheff.

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2015.
©2014.

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Edition First paperback edition.
Description xvi, 325 pages ; 23 cm
Contents What is polyamory? -- Who does polyamory, and why? -- Polyamorous communities in the United States -- Issues facing poly relationships -- Children in poly families -- Adults in poly families -- Benefits of polyamorous family life -- Difficulties in polyamorous families -- Overcoming obstacles -- Implications for serial monogamy and policies -- Appendices.
Summary The Polyamorists Next Door introduces polyamorous families, in which people are free to pursue emotional, romantic, and sexual relationships with multiple people at the same time, openly and with support from their partners, sometimes forming multi-partner relationships, or other arrangements that allow for emotional and sexual freedom within the family system. In colorful and moving details, this book explores how polyamorous relationships come to be, grow and change, manage the ins and outs of daily family life, and cope with the challenges they face both within their families and from society at large. Using polyamorists' own words, Dr. Elisabeth Sheff examines polyamorous households and reveals their advantages, disadvantages, and the daily lives of those living in them.
Subject Non-monogamous relationships.
Non-monogamous relationships.
Open marriage.
Open marriage.
Families.
Families.
Sexual ethics.
Sexual ethics.
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1442222956 (hardback)
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