Are polyamorous people simply promiscuous?
It depends on your definition of promiscuous. If it means having many sexual partners, then yes, some polyamorous people do have many partners, others go through life with few, but if you mean indiscriminate sex, then no. Most polyamorous people are very discriminating about who they get involved with. A big misconception about polyamory (and swinging) is that the people involved will have sex with anyone. It’s simply not the case. If a person wants to have indiscriminate sex that’s their business, but that’s not what polyamory is about.
