“I love you”: these are the words that are constantly thrown around by everyone, whether it is meant to be said or not. However, there comes a time when adults set a boundary for themselves to love only one individual in order to oblige the society around them. Polyamory is the act of having multiple spouses and having both parties agree to those circumstances. As of now, all of The United States has outlawed polyamory. From the start of the LGBTQ+ rights movements, the nation has begun to speculate if the act of polyamory should be legalized because of the resemblance and prevalence of both polyamorous and sexually diverse relationships. According to Max Lewontin, a writer from The Christian Science Monitor, in just Utah, there are over 30,000 participants of illegal …show more content…
In this nation, it is anticipated that a spouse will devote themselves to another, but an article from the Cengage Learning claims, “Research published in the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy found that 50 percent of women and 60 percent of men will cheat during their marriage” (Cengage Learning). This supports the claim that a person is likely to break the commitment of marriage. Consequently, the chances of devotees cheating on their partners helps support that the social stigma of love involving only two parties can be false. As well as the statistics of adultery being high, the reason behind the crime ties into self discovery. An article from the GQ magazine, a culture driven corporation, emphasizes that often men and women do not cheat to search for another loved one. Instead they cheat to search and discover themselves (Newman). This validates that multiple cases of adultery follow the basis of self discovery. Polyamory gives a chance for both parties to explore their options without it being considered a crime, along with it providing protection and the binding of consenting