Amatonormativity: Romance as a Social Expectation
Amatonormativity is the assumption that everyone should want and prioritize a central romantic relationship, often treating couplehood as necessary for a complete adult life.
Secondary Partner: Meaning, Priority, and Hierarchy in Polyamory
A secondary partner has less structural priority than a primary partner but may still share a loving, sexual, emotionally significant, and long-term relationship.
Primary Partner: Priority, Commitment, and Hierarchy in Polyamory
A primary partner is the partner who receives the greatest structural, practical, or emotional priority within a relationship network.
Non-Hierarchical Polyamory: Relationships Without Fixed Partner Ranking
Non-hierarchical polyamory involves multiple consensual relationships without formally ranking partners as primary, secondary, or less important.
Hierarchical Polyamory: Primary Partners, Priority, and Relationship Structure
Hierarchical polyamory organizes multiple consensual relationships into different levels of priority, responsibility, commitment, or decision-making power.
Relationship Anarchy: Autonomy, Commitment, and Nonhierarchical Bonds
Relationship anarchy is a philosophy that allows each intimate, romantic, sexual, or platonic relationship to develop through voluntary agreements rather than fixed hierarchy.