{"id":5187,"date":"2023-08-25T05:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T05:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5187"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:05:30","slug":"uw-milwaukee-tells-students-polyamory-has-many-benefits-like-extra-pets-or-petamours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5187","title":{"rendered":"UW-Milwaukee Tells Students Polyamory Has Many \u2018Benefits\u2019 Like Extra Pets, or \u2018Petamours\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/wisconsindailystar.com\/news\/uw-milwaukee-tells-students-polyamory-has-many-benefits-like-extra-pets-or-petamours\/gastarnewsstaff\/2023\/08\/25\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee\u2019s LGBTQ+ Resource Center recently posted an Instagram infographic regarding one of the \u201chidden gems\u201d of polyamory: \u201cpetamours.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post defines \u201cpetamours\u201d as \u201ca pet you get to enjoy due to being part of a polyamorous relationship or polycule.\u201d The term is a portmanteau of the words \u201cmetamour,\u201d which the Polyamory Dictionary\u00a0defines<\/a>\u00a0as \u201c[someone] that your romantic partner is in such a relationship with, but you are not,\u201d and pet.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0distinguishes between the terms \u201cpolyamorous relationship\u201d and \u201cpolycule,\u201d defining the former as \u201ca relationship where at least [one] person is consensually involved with more than one partner\u201d and the latter as \u201ca label to describe all people connected in or by\u201d a relationship in which more than two people are involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlong with bonding with your [metamours], you get to meet and love their pets, too,\u201d the infographic continues. \u201cPetamours can also be a way to see if pet ownership is right for you. You also might bond with a new type of pet and fall in love!\u201d<\/p>\n

A \u201cdownside\u201d of petamours, the infographic concludes, is the grief of losing a pet when a relationship ends.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you create a strong bond with a pet, it can be hard to lose that connection. Depending on the situation, you might even miss your petamour more than your ex-partner or [metamours].\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not the first time that\u00a0Campus Reform<\/em>\u00a0has reported on institutes of higher education promoting polyamory.<\/p>\n

In 2017,\u00a0Campus Reform<\/em>\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0that the University of North Florida planned to host a workshop titled \u201cPolyamory vs. Cheating: Lessons from a Former Serial Monogamist\u201d as a part of its annual \u201cSex Week.\u201d<\/p>\n

The university described the event as providing \u201coutreach, education, and support for those involved in or seeking relationships with non-traditional structures.\u201d The event framed polyamory \u201cas an alternative to cheating\u201d and was designed for students who identified as \u201cpoly-curious.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school later\u00a0canceled<\/a>\u00a0this workshop along with several others, including one titled \u201cLove Without Limits.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[We] were concerned that the issues of consent, safety, and healthy relationships were being lost in the week\u2019s activities,\u201d a spokesperson for the school stated, citing the apparent original purpose of the school\u2019s Sex Week. The school also reassured\u00a0Campus Reform<\/em>\u00a0that \u201cno taxpayer money, tuition, or student fees\u201d were used for the purposes of the event.<\/p>\n

Campus Reform<\/em>\u00a0has reached out to all individuals and groups mentioned for comment and will update accordingly.<\/p>\n

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Marya Ruth Dunning is a sophomore at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia and is double-majoring in criminology and psychology with a minor in Spanish. She is currently a Program Coordinator for Impact, a data analytics-based living-learning community, as well as being active in Turning Point USA, Network of Enlightened Women, Students for Life, and The Podcast Crew. Marya is passionate about freedom of speech, supporting law enforcement, combating grooming and gender ideology, fighting socialism and communism, and standing for the unborn.
\nPhoto \u201cUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee Students\u201d by University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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