The Evolution of A Polycule
People have asked me about the make-up of my romantic relationships, my polycule. I write about Roland, Stefan, and Benjamin, but how do they fit? How do they all connect to me? To each other? To their partners? It certainly can be complicated. It is also constantly evolving.
So, to give a visual of what a polyamorous constellation can look like, I took a “snapshot” of my polycule once a month for the past 5 months. One of the things I write about is allowing relationships to “find their own level.” These visuals certainly show that. It is interesting to see how things have changed, or not changed. I’ll show the images below with some explanations.
In the context of polyamory, a “polycule” is a connected graph of people all of whom are in a relationship with one or more other members of the group. The term is a portmanteau of “polyamory” and “molecule”. A “metamour” is a partner of a partner; by this definition, a person and their metamour would be part of the same polycule. -Wikipedia
Please remember; labels for relationships are tough for many of us in polyamory. (Well for many adults in non-marriage relationships…
