# 152 - Polyamory — the Most Common Questions ![rw-book-cover](https://wsrv.nl/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.imgix.net%2Fpodcasts%2F6c909720-2f0e-11e9-a20c-33258e821e00%2Fimage%2FPodcast_Image_2023__1_.jpg%3Fixlib%3Drails-4.3.1%26max-w%3D3000%26max-h%3D3000%26fit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat%2Ccompress&w=100&h=100) URL:: https://share.snipd.com/episode/c5a60146-0673-42b9-b957-771b7a2eee07 Author:: Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > Autonomy and Personal Growth in Polyamory > Summary: > The speaker values the autonomy that polyamory provides, highlighting how in monogamous relationships, they felt restricted by conforming to their partner's expectations. > They express that polyamory has enabled them to have diverse connections and continue their personal growth in ways that were previously unattainable, describing this experience as profound and ongoing. > Transcript: > Speaker 2 > So what's our next question here? Our next question is, what do you most like about being poly? > Speaker 3 > I mean, there's so many things to like, but I'll touch back on one of the things that I said before, which is that sense of autonomy. I felt often in my monogamous relationships, like I kind of got lost in them, that I was sort of compartmentalizing myself and like, pushing myself in this box of what I believed my partner Wanted me to be, not necessarily what they did want me to be, but just what I thought they wanted me to be. And that that sort of stunted my growth as a human being over time. And being polyamorous allowed me to have all of these great connections with so many different types of people and allowed like my growth as a human being to continue in a way that I'd Never had felt before with anyone or with any type of relationship structure. And that was really profound for me at the time and continues in various forms and ways to be profound for me in my life. ([Time 0:16:02](https://share.snipd.com/snip/d3084475-8aaa-4045-9638-109269563385)) ## New highlights added April 1, 2024 at 10:04 PM > Episode AI notes > 1. Polyamory provides autonomy and allows for diverse connections and personal growth > 2. In polyamorous relationships, individuals are not restricted by conforming to their partner's expectations > 3. Polyamory enables ongoing and profound personal development ([Time 0:00:00](https://share.snipd.com/episode-takeaways/079382c3-1630-4b42-9f0e-79f5bc18191b))