• officermike@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Having multiple partners but everyone involved knows and is okay with it. I’ve more often heard it as “ethical polyamory.”

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      8 hours ago

      Polyamory and ENM are two different things. Polyamory is a part of ENM but ENM is not polyamory. It’s rectangles and squares stuff.

      You can be ENM without any polyamory.

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      Last time I checked, that’s just called polyamory. The thing where they don’t know is called cheating. We don’t need a qualifier pushing a conservative narrative of what love is.

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      2 days ago

      not to be confused with “ethical polearmory” which is when u fight people with polearms thst have little soft baggies at the ends, sono one gets hurt :3

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        2 days ago

        I assure you, a non-pointy stick can still hurt.

        Unless you’re talking about those giant foam q-tip things; Ive always wanted to try one of those!

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          Yeah it’s really hard to design any polearm more complex than a spear to be safe for sparring with. And even those spears are nowhere near as safe as swords like rapiers or sabres. Or even longswords.

          I’ve sparred with large poles with bits of pool noodles stuck to the end to simulate spear tips. It’s very fun and fairly safe (as long as you’re extra careful with any butt strikes). But it doesn’t feel anywhere near as realistic as the rapier sparring we do.

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      I don’t know I’ve ever heard someone say “ethical polyamory”. Not sure if that’s a regional thing, but for folks learning, I’ve usually heard just polyamorous or poly.