Instigator / Con

PinkDebate

1500

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Topic

#6246

Polyamorous relationships are stupid and unhealthy.

Status

Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics

Better arguments

Better sources

Better legibility

Better conduct

After 1 vote and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

yachilviveyachali

Tags

dating

relationships

Poly

Parameters

Publication date: 06.01.2025 10:53PM
Last updated date: 06.11.2025 03:11AM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 3
Time for argument: Twelve hours
Max argument characters: 10,000
Voting period: One week
Point system: Multiple criterions
Voting system: Open

Contender / Pro

yachilviveyachali

1500

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Description

Polyamory is a stupid concept that will initially get people hurt. It has many risks including mental health, sexual health, and altered reality concepts. Many people believe that polyamory is the best way to combat the lack of dating, but it can be dangerous and damaging.

Round 1

PinkDebate

06.02.2025 06:20AM

Con

Polyamorous relationships are not mutually equitable and are not necessarily exclusive.

yachilviveyachali

06.02.2025 06:02PM

Pro

It seems con and I are in agreement on the evil nature of polyamorous relationships. I accepted this debate to argue as a proponent of the resolution set by con, which is “polyamorous relationships are stupid and unhealthy.”

Con has mistakingly selected the wrong position for herself; she confirmed to me in a message that she is indeed for the resolution.

Round 2

PinkDebate

06.03.2025 06:02AM

Con

Forfeited

yachilviveyachali

06.03.2025 09:24AM

Pro

Ok.

Round 3

PinkDebate

06.03.2025 09:24PM

Con

Forfeited

yachilviveyachali

06.04.2025 03:11AM

Pro

Polyamorous relationships are an assault on God's plan for the world; he created Adam and Eve; it was only Adam and Eve. A man and woman are to love each other and raise their offspring together, not engage in carnal relations with others. Other men and women are not to enter your holy matrimony. Polyamorous relationships show a lack of respect for God and your husband or wife. A polyamorous relationship is a disloyal relationship, and a relationship that celebrates sin. These relationships bring ruination to the soul and harm to the physical body.

Satan wants us to diminish God's plan, and the unnatural and wrong polyamory is a demonstration of this evil.

Lemming

06.04.2025 08:18AM

@Self's Vote comment of
"I suppose there 'might be more room for abuse in a Polyamorous relationship, but I'd 'think one of those would be easier to leave than a marriage,"

Course on 'another hand, marriage then 'and now, often includes guarantees of care, security, sharing of wealth.

yachilviveyachali

06.02.2025 07:11AM

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@PinkDebate

Why didn't you argue as pro? You made a mistake.

Now we will be arguing the same thing.

Lemming

06.04.2025 07:42AM

Criterion

Con

Tie

Pro

Points

Better arguments

3 point(s)

Better sources

2 point(s)

Better legibility

1 point(s)

Better conduct

1 point(s)

Reason:

While the Bible 'is a source, it's not quite universal.
Both sides legible.
Conduct to Pro for sticking around.

Polyamory?
"is the practice of, or the desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved." - Wikipedia,

Ah, so it's like Polygamy without the marriage part?
Yeah, looks like Con did make an error in choosing Pro or Con, could also have included more proofs and logics.

PinkDebate Con
Not always equal or exclusive.
Well, not even marriages are always 'equal, or exclusive if you count Polygamy.
I suppose there 'might be more room for abuse in a Polyamorous relationship, but I'd 'think one of those would be easier to leave than a marriage,
Marriage and female Rights in marriage, also aren't always equal with the rights men get, in all countries.
Though some also argue men get a hard shake at times, military service for instance, but the world is vast.

The definition says informed consent, so I assume the people involved would let one another know if they added another person? Well, in an 'ideal such relationship.

yachilviveyachali Pro
Well, I 'suppose arguments to Pro automatically, for obvious reasons.
I'm not well read on the Bible, but I think a number of people make arguments for Polygamy in the Bible at times.
Polyamory not as many arguments, and even those argue it as less or not mentioned.

I think Pro could have done a better job citing sources in the Bible as well as explaining the mechanism of 'how these relationships bring ruination to the soul and harm to the physical body.

But given Con skipped, Pro didn't 'need to.