As someone who is living and attempting (poorly) to date in San Francisco I can confirm: marriage and polyamory are for the wealthy. I’m not poly, but being on the apps the people who call themselves poly tend to fit a specific profile. It’s basically yuppies who already have everything: money, a partner/spouse, nice housing, and lifestyles that allow them to be indulgent. To me, it seems like a lot of people who have “made it” and just want “more”. It comes across like an expansion of class-based entitlement into the arena of romance.
I saw another creator state they see poly taking off in Millennials and Gen Z due to cost of living crisis. Poly, to them, is an attempt to consolidate resources and get romance. It’s the opposite IMO. A lot of Millennials and Gen z are increasingly single and lonely.
As someone who is living and attempting (poorly) to date in San Francisco I can confirm: marriage and polyamory are for the wealthy. I’m not poly, but being on the apps the people who call themselves poly tend to fit a specific profile. It’s basically yuppies who already have everything: money, a partner/spouse, nice housing, and lifestyles that allow them to be indulgent. To me, it seems like a lot of people who have “made it” and just want “more”. It comes across like an expansion of class-based entitlement into the arena of romance.
I saw another creator state they see poly taking off in Millennials and Gen Z due to cost of living crisis. Poly, to them, is an attempt to consolidate resources and get romance. It’s the opposite IMO. A lot of Millennials and Gen z are increasingly single and lonely.