I'm not sure what you mean by "issue" but yea I get a lot of skepticism and criticism whenever it comes uo around my monogamous friends and family. Especially in the dating world. There seems to be this weird fear among monogamous people that nonmonogamy is some sort of threat to monogamous relationships. Idk if its a fear of the unknown or what but its a subtle message I get from people sometimes
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Ah, OK. Yeah, surprised by the criticism, not by the skepticism. I wonder if fear that nonmonogamy could be contagious (for lack of a better word) is insight into their own insecurity of the stability of their relationship? Back when I was first getting introduced to what was then called the poly community (late 90's) you would be forgiven for thinking it might be. Lots of couples and singles, then something changed and it turned into a large, complicated, and unstable polycule that fractured apart in unpredictable ways. It was sort of like early teenage relationships, but with adults.
I wonder if that's actually an insight? Would kids coming up in a world where nonmonogamy is an option from the start of their dating relationships handle it better, or at least have the inevitable issues not be nonmonogamy issues, but teenage relationship issues?
I think so! I would love to see the day when nonmonogamy is just as normalized a relationship option as a non-hetero relationship is becoming for teens today. I for see this coming in a generation or 2. Within my lifetime at least