Fifty Years of Polyamory in America Quotes

“In the previous chapter we mentioned that the way to become poly is simple: just choose to be poly. If only it were that simple for some people.”
― Glen W. Olson, Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement

“People who discover they are polyamorous find they can take joy in their loved one’s having a wonderful experience with another lover and that when their loved one comes home the relationship is not damaged. Indeed, it is possible that the relationship is strengthened. A word was even coined for this feeling: it is called compersion.”
― Glen W. Olson, Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement

“How do people become polyamorous? Apparently, the same way they become monogamous: by choosing to.”
― Glen W. Olson, Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement

“The fervor of these secular movements infused the following decades with excitement about human potential and the ability of humans to love. Many people who were otherwise happy and content with the society they were living in began personal explorations that led them to include new ideas about what love and caring might look like and making broader choices in their personal lives.”
― Glen W. Olson, Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement