Polyphobia: The Pervasive Stigma Against Non-Monogamy The negative judgment of polyamory is deeply ingrained because monogamy has positioned itself as the only legitimate relationship model, casting anyone who doesn’t conform—especially those who seek love and family outside of monogamy—as deviant. But nothing in life is one-size-fits-all. There is nothing wrong with being soloamorous, ambiamorous, or monogamous—none of these mean someone has a fear of commitment. If anything, polyamory requires

If we had a dollar for every time a monogamist said their relationship with a polyamorist had better communication and was deeper... Disclaimer: Polyamory isn’t more evolved than monogamy. They are simply two valid relationship orientations. However, being polyamorous often means you’ve critically reflected on the relationship scripts society conditions us into. Conscious monogamists are still rare. Monogamous individuals are less likely to unpack toxic monogamous conditioning like codependency