Polyamory gets flattened into "they will sleep with anyone." That is the myth. The practice is specific agreements with specific people.
What the research is about
Sex and Psychology goes through what people get wrong. Read their corrections before you repeat the myth at an event.
Source: What People Get Wrong About Polyamory (Video), Sex and Psychology, May 22,
- Figures, samples, and methods are on that page.
How this shows up in public play
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Polyamory is not the same thing as swinging, and not the same thing as cheating.
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A kink event is not a polyamory mixer unless it says so.
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Do not ask strangers to join your relationship on the dungeon floor.
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If you are correcting a myth, cite the source instead of inventing a statistic.