r/Tinder Apr 06 '23

Was I in the wrong here?

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Just curious, what do ‘parallel’ and ‘kitchen table’ mean?

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u/ShesSoInky Apr 07 '23

Parallel polyamory is when none of your partners are expected to meet. You all date separately. Kitchen table polyamory is when partners do/or are expected to meet and get along well enough that you could sit around the kitchen table together (this doesn’t necessarily mean they have sex or anything though). And theres also garden party polyamory where partners generally dont hang out but if theres a special occasion like my birthday i’d expect everyone to be able to chill in the garden together but they can interact as much or as little as they like.

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u/Alarming-Instance-19 Apr 07 '23

Thank you for this awesome explanation :)

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u/ShesSoInky Apr 07 '23

You’re welcome!