To whom it may concern:

[growler_south]

I hereby decree the recently-coined 'Binogamous' to be superseded by the term 'Duogamous', lest the inclusion of the prefix 'Bi-' imply a touch of bisexuality.

That is all, go about your business.

Perhaps a little clarification: last weekend we were struggling with the incongruity of using 'monogamous' to describe a sexually-exclusive 3-way relationship. We decided that the participants couldnt really be called monogamous and a new word, Binogamous, was needed.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

what the fuck are you on about

teehee

[whiskerfish.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...duogamous implies only two and though this may be more accurate for some, I find that those who stray don't just stray to one - perhaps one at a time but not one only. Maybe multogamous.
According to Thesaurus.com, multi suggests:
Definition: complex
Synonyms: advanced, complicated, delicate, elaborate, highly-developed, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, modern, multi-faceted, refined, subtle
Antonyms: naive, unsophisticated

I kind of like how "multi" suggests a kind of snootiness.

[egbubba.livejournal.com]

Does that mean a couple who plays exclusively with only one other couple?

[baerenjagd.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... are you hinting at something here? Am I suppose to be shopping? :o)

[sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com]

That's sort of like 'hemigamous' meaning that one partner is monogamous and the other is not.

[debxena.livejournal.com]

You could use 'polyfidelious' - a poly term to describe a closed multi-person relationship.

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

Super-kali-whaaat?!?

[smellykaka.livejournal.com]

I hereby decree the recently-coined 'Binogamous' to be superseded by the term 'Duogamous', lest the inclusion of the prefix 'Bi-' imply a touch of bisexuality.

That, or implying somebody hiding behind a gap in his curtains with a pair of binoculars watching people going at it.

[furtummy.livejournal.com]

Can't you just say "doubly monogamous"?