Ethical non-monogamy - Like It Or Not?

Ethical non-monogamy refers to any relationship where people engage in romantic and sexual experiences with more than one person. It's basically a fancy term for an old idea -- open relationships.

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[elisakrivas]

It’s not an open relationship. Open relationship is under the umbrella term of ENM. Polyamory, swinging, open relationships, etc, are all ENM, but polyamory, swinging, and open relationships are not the same thing. Also, it’s not about boredom in a relationship. For some, polyamory is an orientation. Hence all the varieties. The word “Ethical” is excluding the controversial religious polygamy. In other words, it’s saying it’s not forced like religious polygamy is. Regardless, I just call it NM usually. The E seems implied.

[kenofken]

Is someone's choice of words really worth making an entire segment about?

Whether you like "ethical non-monogamy or not", the fact is that "open relationship" does not accurately describe any and all non-monogamous relationships. Very many arrangements involving three or more people are in fact not open in any sense of the word to additional partners.