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by asdfbithrowaway 2563 days ago
>Bonus if you’re “50/50” bisexual — there’s no need to have to choose which half of your identity gets erased to avoid “cheating” on your partner.

I'm bi, in a monogamous relationship. My identity isn't at all "erased", because I don't define myself by who I have sex with. Nice scare quotes around cheating.

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Everyone is different and that’s awesome! I’m glad you don’t feel the experience of “bi erasure,” but it’s super common among bisexuals. Polyamory is just one way of dealing with that for people who don’t jive with monogamy.

The quotes were only there because in a poly relationship, it’s not really cheating as long as there’s open communication within whatever framework you’ve agreed upon. Being poly takes like 10x more talking about your relationships.