What is relationship anarchy? Relationship anarchy is a lifestyle, a way of doing personal relationships. Relationship anarchy is a philosophy, specifically a philosophy of love. A relationship ana…

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/1882948

Insightful text on relationship anarchy with a focus on an asexual and/or aromantic perspective

What relationship anarchy hinges on the most, for me, is the equality it seeks to create across the relationship board, so that sexual relationships are not superior to nonsexual relationships and “romantic” relationships are not superior to nonromantic friendships, and that equality means that a nonsexual and/or nonromantic friend has the same amount of access to love, intimacy, physical affection, support, etc.

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  • @CustosliberaEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    Interesting concept.

    The core idea of relationship equality regardless of sexual interaction/social expectations is a nice idea.

    I wonder how practical this is in real life though.

    Hierarchical relationships serve a practical purpose, they reduce cognitive burden, it’s difficult to not prioritise one person over the other.

    • punkisundead [they/them]OPEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      There are people that do it and thrive. The author seems really happy with it.

      For some there might be a lot of self reflection necessary to actually live like that.

      And maybe for others this might not be desirable at all.

    • punkisundead [they/them]OPEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Hierarchical relationships serve a practical purpose, they reduce cognitive burden, it’s difficult to not prioritise one person over the other.

      Hmm atleast the authors does not think that individual relationships cant be prioritized over others. Like you would still choose with eho you prefer to do what, like living or going on vacations.

      To me the author puts more weight on the rejection of classical relationship archetypes and their hierarchization