Abstract
ABSTRACTWhile the traditional understanding of monogamy and nonmonogamy as polar opposites has been deconstructed, the conceptual and experiential territory beyond the non/monogamy system (and attendant mono/poly binary) has not been systematically discussed. This article considers three plural relational modes – fluidity, hybridity and transcendence – that disrupt and arguably outdo the non/monogamy system. Moving beyond the mono/poly binary opens up a fuzzy, liminal and multivocal semantic-existential space this article terms nougamy. After describing several transbinary pathways, the article concludes by sketching a critical pluralist approach that eschews universal sequences or hierarchies among monogamy, nonmonogamy and nougamy, as well as provides tools for the making of qualitative distinctions both within and among relational styles.
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