To some, polyamory means more than an open relationship -- it's about having multiple committed relationships. Billy Holder, left, and wife Melissa Holder, second from right, live with their partner Jeremy Mullins, right. Pictured with them is Amy Munowitz, a friend who also identifies as "poly."
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To some, polyamory means more than an open relationship -- it's about having multiple committed relationships. Billy Holder, left, and wife Melissa Holder, second from right, live with their partner Jeremy Mullins, right. Pictured with them is Amy Munowitz, a friend who also identifies as "poly."
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The Holders and Mullins live together in Fayetteville, Georgia, in a relationship structure often referred to as a triad. They are the co-founders of Atlanta Poly Weekend, a conference dedicated to all things poly, including schedules, jealousy and legal issues. The annual conference drew nearly 200 people in 2013.
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The Holders and Mullins live together in Fayetteville, Georgia, in a relationship structure often referred to as a triad. They are the co-founders of Atlanta Poly Weekend, a conference dedicated to all things poly, including schedules, jealousy and legal issues. The annual conference drew nearly 200 people in 2013.
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The Holders and Mullins moved into a home together in 2012, about two years into their triadic relationship. The 4,000-square foot home allows everybody more space; they each have their own bedrooms and often spend nights in different beds. Billy Holder continues to date others, as well.
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The Holders and Mullins moved into a home together in 2012, about two years into their triadic relationship. The 4,000-square foot home allows everybody more space; they each have their own bedrooms and often spend nights in different beds. Billy Holder continues to date others, as well.
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Polyamory is the practice of having multiple committed relationships, but "how it works" is for each person to decide with his or her partners. Ashley Tipton, left, and Janice Tatz live in the same home with their husbands, David Tipton, right, and Michael Tatz. They're an open quad with limitations -- they can't officially date someone or have relationships without the rest of the family vetting the person first.
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Polyamory is the practice of having multiple committed relationships, but "how it works" is for each person to decide with his or her partners. Ashley Tipton, left, and Janice Tatz live in the same home with their husbands, David Tipton, right, and Michael Tatz. They're an open quad with limitations -- they can't officially date someone or have relationships without the rest of the family vetting the person first.
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Ashley Tipton met Alex, right, through the pagan community. The two hit it off and became more than friends, causing some jealousy among her family. They talked it through, leading to some of the limitations for the open quad.
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Ashley Tipton met Alex, right, through the pagan community. The two hit it off and became more than friends, causing some jealousy among her family. They talked it through, leading to some of the limitations for the open quad.
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The Tipton-Tatz quad live together in Marietta, Georgia, with the Tiptons' three children -- ages 12, 7 and 5 -- and the Tatzes' infant son. The children are raised to call all the adults mom and dad and the adults share childcare duties for all four children.
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The Tipton-Tatz quad live together in Marietta, Georgia, with the Tiptons' three children -- ages 12, 7 and 5 -- and the Tatzes' infant son. The children are raised to call all the adults mom and dad and the adults share childcare duties for all four children.
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The most common relationship dynamic in polyamory begins with a couple, married or unmarried, who might identify as straight, homosexual or bisexual and branches out to relationships with others -- sometimes referred to as "metamors" or "polycules." Still, relationships can be fluid. When this photograph was taken in 2012, John Stewart, right, lived with girlfriend Adi Howell, second from left, and the couple was seeing the rest of the people pictured. None are now involved in intimate relationships, but they remain friends.
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The most common relationship dynamic in polyamory begins with a couple, married or unmarried, who might identify as straight, homosexual or bisexual and branches out to relationships with others -- sometimes referred to as "metamors" or "polycules." Still, relationships can be fluid. When this photograph was taken in 2012, John Stewart, right, lived with girlfriend Adi Howell, second from left, and the couple was seeing the rest of the people pictured. None are now involved in intimate relationships, but they remain friends.
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