Honestly, as a married couple that is childless, my wife and I were talking about the value of a polycule in terms of financial stability for everyone, companionship, mental wellbeing, shared love, and so forth.
What was the old saying? It takes a village? That perfectly defines a stable polycule.
It seems like a great idea if you think mental wellbeing is the norm. To me, it means 3 or 4 or 5 or whatever number of people bringing in their craziness instead of just 2 people. Also, people can get *crazier* from other people. I think of any workplace I have ever seen and am just like ‘oh, no.’
I agree. I’m talking about an ideal scenario that is admittedly very rare. I just see the value in a polycule in today’s world especially in the US.
I feel like forming a mainly platonic polycule with adults 50+ might be easier as sex and jealousy might be less of an issue. Maturity and whatnot 🤔
Ten years ago I made ‘the google guy’ a conspiracy theory guy and it was fine. It was fun! He’d laugh, the whole class would banter and bond. Even when Trump was RUNNING the a MAGA guy and students who opposed him were friendly. But Trump wrecked most of this in our culture. The walls are too high.
For years, even POLYGAMY had appeal to me just because of this challenge of making purely practical things work out. My husband is a gem. I should not keep him all to myself. But then I remember how groups almost always devolve and what a headache they are. Prefer to be broke and juggle everything.
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What was the old saying? It takes a village? That perfectly defines a stable polycule.
I feel like forming a mainly platonic polycule with adults 50+ might be easier as sex and jealousy might be less of an issue. Maturity and whatnot 🤔