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Will this one-by-one system forever be our main thing or do you think we will break monogamy and maybe "team up" as groups or something?

And yeah polygamy is a thing but do you think it will catch on to "the upper class"?

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First world urbanites for sure, but as far as I can tell there's many that are pretty poor by that standard, as queer people often are. I guess I know less about the circumstances of their birth.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm guessing rising costs of living may push some young people to poly lifestyles where a polycule lives together and shares bills

[–] Traegs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds like roommates with extra sex- I mean steps.

[–] June@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends on the setup. Triads are groups of three people all in a relationship with each other and in a relationship together. So there’s a total of 4 relationships to manage: relationship AB, BC, AC, nd ABC. Quads are the same but with 4 people and 7 relationships.

So it’s a bit more involved than roommates with extra sex. But yea also roommates with extra sex too.

[–] mim@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sounds like a full time job. Must be exhausting.

Ain't nobody got time for that.

[–] June@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Yep. It’s not easy and a lot of people think it’s some amazing relationship goal and when they get there they realize it’s not for them and people get hurt. It’s relationships on hard mode.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It'll probably be a factor, but then you could do the same with roommates, and the historical pattern is of course multi-generational homes. That's what I see happening more and more in real life - it's becoming less unusual to live with parents as an adult.