Marriage is a recent thing life existed without it before. Being older you know about your lifespan if you're 60 you probably got 10 years to go. The saying you'll find love and good time but you will have Alzheimer's by then so you probably won't even know each other. Sad live now best to be lovers enjoy life happiness than not like. In view polyamorous no joke!
~~~~Polyamory challenges the traditional "relationship escalator" that assumes marriage is the mandatory final goal of a lifelong partnership. Many in the polyamorous community, and in consensual non-monogamous relationships, structure their lives around personalized commitments rather than societal pressures.
Key perspectives on this approach include:
Redefining Commitment: Lifelong love does not require a marriage certificate, and many polyamorists, or "lifelong lovers," find security and stability in long-term non-married partnerships.
Stepping Off the Escalator: A core component of polyamory is often "stepping off the relationship escalator," which allows individuals to define their own milestones like cohabitation, co-parenting, or shared finances without needing to conform to the traditional steps of engagement and marriage.
Subjective Relationships: Polyamory is deeply personal, and while some may still choose to marry, others find that legal marriage can create an unfair "hierarchy" (known as "couple privilege") that makes other partners feel secondary.
Lifelong Polyamory: Long-term, happy polyamorous relationships that last for decades exist, demonstrating that such arrangements can be just as stable and enduring as traditional marriage.
Different Structures: Some polyamorous families live together in a "family style" structure, focusing on shared support and community, regardless of who is legally married.
Essentially, this perspective holds that love is abundant and not limited to one person, allowing for multiple, committed, and long-term relationships without the necessity of marriage. - Note from AI.
