Polygamy does not mean lack of jealousy, polyamory is not a movement so much as a descriptor. and anyone here ever actually been part of or right next to an actual, working polygamous relationship?
Lets start from the top, polygamy is just a marriage (or more broadly a relationship) with more than two partners, this can be two girls and a guy, three guys, two guys and a girl, three girls, etc. Polygyny is specifically multiple females and one male, polyandry is multiple males and one female. All of these relationship types are possible and sustainable, for some people.
All of this is opposed by the more common (in most english speaking countries anyway) idea of serial monogamy, one pair coupling at a time. Monogamy and serial monogamy can also be sustainable relationship types, for some people.
The issue with people writing multiple partner relationships is the same one with people writing romance in general. A whole bunch of people have no fucking idea what they're talking about. They bring in magical bonds, or just assume that everyone is bisexual and polyamorous, or a bunch of other shit that they assume is needed to make it work.
All that is needed is three people, two of which are having a relationship with the third. You can get more involved, I've seen some relationships that are actually a triangle rather than a V, and those are fine for people who feel that way. But I've also seen relationships where two people agreed to share a third's time and attentions, and they generally worked out fine. Or others were there were more than three people and the lines of 'who cares romantically about who and who is fucking who when' got ridiculously tangled. But it worked for them.
Not flawlessly with never any conflict, there is always conflict in relationships, but manageable conflict that was dealt with sensibly and maturely.
It's not a matter of being 'wired' for it. It's a matter of being willing and able to work for it.
Are the Sekirei polyamorous? demonstrably not given that their entire design revolves around a bond of love with one person.
Are they perfectly capable of being in polygamous relationships anyway? yep.
Are they incapable of feeling emotional kinship with other sekirei, or even humans, and working with those people to manage their relationships? Probably no more or less than humans, once you peel away the usual harem anime baggage.
Does any sekirei fic need to be a harem fic? no
Can it be without being trash? yes
Lets start from the top, polygamy is just a marriage (or more broadly a relationship) with more than two partners, this can be two girls and a guy, three guys, two guys and a girl, three girls, etc. Polygyny is specifically multiple females and one male, polyandry is multiple males and one female. All of these relationship types are possible and sustainable, for some people.
All of this is opposed by the more common (in most english speaking countries anyway) idea of serial monogamy, one pair coupling at a time. Monogamy and serial monogamy can also be sustainable relationship types, for some people.
The issue with people writing multiple partner relationships is the same one with people writing romance in general. A whole bunch of people have no fucking idea what they're talking about. They bring in magical bonds, or just assume that everyone is bisexual and polyamorous, or a bunch of other shit that they assume is needed to make it work.
All that is needed is three people, two of which are having a relationship with the third. You can get more involved, I've seen some relationships that are actually a triangle rather than a V, and those are fine for people who feel that way. But I've also seen relationships where two people agreed to share a third's time and attentions, and they generally worked out fine. Or others were there were more than three people and the lines of 'who cares romantically about who and who is fucking who when' got ridiculously tangled. But it worked for them.
Not flawlessly with never any conflict, there is always conflict in relationships, but manageable conflict that was dealt with sensibly and maturely.
It's not a matter of being 'wired' for it. It's a matter of being willing and able to work for it.
Are the Sekirei polyamorous? demonstrably not given that their entire design revolves around a bond of love with one person.
Are they perfectly capable of being in polygamous relationships anyway? yep.
Are they incapable of feeling emotional kinship with other sekirei, or even humans, and working with those people to manage their relationships? Probably no more or less than humans, once you peel away the usual harem anime baggage.
Does any sekirei fic need to be a harem fic? no
Can it be without being trash? yes
