(September 11, 2016 at 8:54 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(September 11, 2016 at 11:57 am)robvalue Wrote: Someone trying to talk anyone into something they don't really want to do is unethical. I don't see what is special about polyamorous relationships in this regard. It would be just as selfish to talk someone into a monogamous relationship.
It seems to me, and obviously this is a generalization, that men are more likely than women to want a polyamorous relationship, and I think this is for the most part ingrained in our genetic makeup. Yes, people are different, and some women definitely would love an open relationship. However, I don't think you can built an ethical view on exceptions-- you have to look at the greater good / greater harm to be done.
I'd put it this way-- some things are unethical in general, but there is always room for exception. Look at it like this-- if a view was the norm, what would the society look like? I think a polyamorous society would be totally fucked up-- rampant disease, neglected children, etc. So I'd say in general that polyamory is not the right way for us to approach sexual relationships.
Really, it seems to me like it's the other way around in my life.
I'm torn on the subject. On the one hand I believe a polyamorous relationship could be a lot of fun, on the other it might go horribly wrong.
