People of Galveston

CULTURE CLASH (FEATURE) people of GALVESTON What are your impressions on polyamory? Interviews By Savanah Walser & Janese Maricelli

SAM & BELLA (A COUPLE)

S: “So broad.”

B: “That’s such a broad question.”

S: “I think just, do what you want, it’s not for me. I would be too jealous.”

B: “I would get jealous too, but I respect if you can do it. If you’re able to, I get the point.”

S: “It takes a lot of maturity.”

B: “People say it’s very unrealistic to be with one person for many years, that’s just not really human nature, and it makes sense, I feel like it would work for some people.”

S: “Yeah, I think it takes a lot of maturity to do that, you have to be able to be...”

B: “You gotta be open to communication and you have to make sure each partner you have is ok with the fact that there’s other partners.”

S: “Yeah, that’s true.”

B: “You also have to be safe about sexual things too probably, I don’t know. Not for me because I’d get jealous.”

S: “It also sounds stressful, it seems stressful too to juggle so many relationships.”

B: “Well, a lot of people who are polyamorous have a main partner relationship and then they basically have side chicks, I’ve seen that. It’s cool but, no.”

S: “Not for us, but I respect it.”

PIERRE ALEXIS

“I think polyamoristic, is that how you say it? I think it’s pretty you know, it’s a good experience to have. Honestly like if it’s mutual between both parties. I don’t know if I’d ever try it out.”

PHILIP ODOM

“Individuals needs and desires are confusing enough... multiple people though? Sounds so overwhelming and I’ve yet to see someone, first hand, show me that it isn’t.

It institutes an entire new world of new boundaries and things to communicate... or at least I think it would.

Just sounds like another label that I wouldn’t want to take on even if I lived by the definition.”

MATT PATTERSON

“Sounds awkward and just seems really complicated. I’ve never been able to be in a relationship with more than one person at a time.”

RAUL HERNANDEZ

“In the past I might have said, It’s a cheap way out of a marriage for people that don’t want to struggle with the challenges of marriage. Everyday is a new day and I am learning.”

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