Can you have an emotional connection with multiple people?

“It is certainly possible to love several people at once,” says Tina B. Tessina, Ph. D., psychotherapist and author of “Dr. Romance’s Guide to Finding Love Today.” “Think of family members, children, dear friends; you hold all of them in your heart at once.”

Should a partner provide emotional support?

There are a lot of ways partners can be supportive, but most important is emotional support. Knowing that we can rely on our partner for comfort, security, and advice makes us feel like we’re not facing our problems alone; that enhances feelings of connectedness and the value of our relationship.

What does emotional support look like in a relationship?

At its core, however, emotional support is about providing love, support, reassurance, acceptance, and encouragement in a relationship. It’s especially important in times of stress or sadness as it stabilizes the relationship and provides a positive foundation for both partners.

What is a polyamorous relationship and how does it work?

For those of you who aren’t familiar with this lifestyle, poly, from the Greek, means many, and amorous refers to love. So a polyamorous relationship is one where both partners have agreed to have other sexual and romantic partners. You might be wondering how a polyamorous relationship differs from extramarital affairs or cheating on your partner.

How can thertherapy help with polyamory?

Therapy helps you create a polyamory agreement with clear limits and expectations. Your polyamory agreement applies both to how you behave with each other as well as in your secondary relationships. This agreement can cover: —What kind of relationships and/or sex you feel okay about you and your partner having with others

How to create a polyamory agreement?

Creating rules of engagement: In order for polyamory to work, it must be based on mutual agreements between partners. Therapy helps you create a polyamory agreement with clear limits and expectations. Your polyamory agreement applies both to how you behave with each other as well as in your secondary relationships.

What is the difference between polyamorous and non-monogamous?

In a non-monogamous or “open” relationship, couples have sex with other people but do not date or get romantically involved with their sexual partners. By contrast, in a polyamorous relationship, couples may pursue relationships with more than one person at the same time.