I say with polyamory, it is possible to love more than one person, and you're never going to meet one person who fulfils each and every desire you have. Which is also why I vehemently disagree with this ridiculous doctor who claims that men and women can never be just platonic friends.

The number one rule for polyamory in a relationship is, both members of the couple must be polyamorous; you can't have one partner who goes off to spend the night with another person whilst the other is home alone, unless, of course, they want it that way.

I think polyamory can also work if one or both members of the couple are bisexual or pansexual. because it could be that say, Sally and Steve live together, and Steve is bisexual and Sally is his primary, but he spends Tuesday and Wednesday nights with Roger, and then he goes home. And in the corresponding time, Sally goes and spends time with Milly. If they haven't got kids, that's fine. If they have, well, it might have to be that Tuesday night, the kids go to Sally's Mum and Dad and stay the night.

I also think that polyamory doesn't legitimize cheating, it allows people to have some freedom.

On the negative side, however, it can cause pain if one of the primaries decides that a secondary is more compatible.

What I would say, however, is, I think, if a person is polyamorous, they should try to avoid living with more than one partner, for this reason. Say a primary couple is a bisexual woman and a heterosexual man, or vice versa, there is the potential for a power imbalance. Why? Well, I find the idea of say, a heterosexual man with a bisexual wife and her having a bisexual female partner, and he has sex with his wife and then rolls over and has sex with their girlfriend, or vice versa a bit of a power imbalance.