Editing Polyfidelity (section)

==Origin==
[[File:Mobius-purple.jpg|thumb|left|The Purple Mobius has been seen added to other images for poly discussion group logos, poly bookclubs, and even cross-over groups like poly atheists.]]

The practices and beliefs underlying polyfidelity have long existed, but in uncodified fashion. The [[Oneida Society|Oneida Commune]] of the mid-19th century practiced '''complex marriage''', encouraging individual members in the freedom to have multiple ongoing sexual relationships within the community, as an expression of their beliefs and religious faith. This was occasionally referred to as a [[group marriage]], a term brought back to popular recognition by the 1974 publication of ''Group Marriage: a study of contemporary multilateral marriage'' by [[Larry Constantine]] and Joan Constantine.

The term '''polyfidelity''' was also practiced in the "New Tribe" of the [[Kerista]] Commune. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerista Commune Collection An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University |url=https://library.syracuse.edu/digital/guides/print/kerista_prt.htm |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=library.syracuse.edu}}</ref><ref name="Miller1999">{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Timothy|author-link=Timothy Miller|title=The 60s communes: hippies and beyond|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wVLu4F1aOgcC&pg=PA135|access-date=12 March 2011|year=1999|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=978-0-8156-0601-7|page=135|archive-date=7 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107113857/http://books.google.com/books?id=wVLu4F1aOgcC&pg=PA135|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pines|first1=Ayala|last2=Aronson|first2=Elliot|title=Polyfidelity: An alternative lifestyle without jealousy?|journal=Journal of Family and Economic Issues|date=1981|volume=4|issue=3|pages=373–392|doi=10.1007/BF01257945}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerista.commune - The Historical Record |url=https://www.kerista.com/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.kerista.com}}</ref> A utopian community based in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, California active from the 1970s to the early 1990s. The engaged in a specific form of polyamory. Members were required to engage in multi-partner relationships that prioritize equality, and mutual consent. Respecting diverse [[gender]] identities and [[sexual orientation|sexual orientations]]. Sexual activity with all members was encouraged while forming [[monogamy|exclusive relationships]] within the group was discouraged. [[Consensus decision-making|Consensus]] was essential for incorporating new members in and also respecting the group's foundational agreement.  

The broader term ''[[polyamory]]'' was coined later.<ref>{{cite web | url        = http://www.lovemore.com/aboutus/history/ | title        = A History of Loving More | author        = Alan M. | date = 2 November 2012 | publisher        = Loving More | access-date        = March 27, 2016 | archive-date        = March 26, 2016 | archive-url        = https://web.archive.org/web/20160326050739/http://www.lovemore.com/aboutus/history/ | url-status        = live }}</ref> The word "polyamorous" first appeared in an article by [[Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart]], "A Bouquet of Lovers", published in May 1990 in ''Green Egg'' magazine, as "poly-amorous". In May 1992, Jennifer L. Wesp created the [[Usenet]] newsgroup alt.polyamory, and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) cites the proposal to create that group as the first verified appearance of the word. The words ''polyamory'', ''polyamorous'', and ''polyamorist'' were added to the OED in 2006.<ref name="oed.com">{{cite web|url=http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/september-2006-update/|title=September 2006 update|date=14 September 2006|work=The OED today|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228141710/http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/september-2006-update/|archive-date=December 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>