Having a dating roster isn’t being a ho…it’s community building‼️
Summary
A straphanger offers up a spicy reframe: having a dating roster isn't being a hoe, it's community building. She's tried polyamory with up to five people at once and argues that if you can have a network of friends, why not a network of lovers? Kareem points out the logistical nightmare of answering "What are you doing tonight?" five times over. The solution? A team meeting. She's down. Kareem floats the idea of LinkedIn for lovers, and honestly, the concept kind of tracks if you think about relationship management as professional networking but significantly more intimate.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? My take is having a dating roster isn't being a hoe. It's community building.
That is a take. That's a spicy take. It is a SP—I could agree or disagree. I'm not sure yet. I just feel like if I can have a network of friends and that's community, why can't my network of lovers be community also?
Oh, this is a pro-polyamor ret take. It is. So you're, you're saying everyone should be polyamorous?
I feel like everyone should think about it. What's the most that you've ever had in the game at one time? The most? Okay, maybe five.
That's so—any text messages? No, it isn't just texting all day. No, you got to answer, "Hey, what are you doing tonight?" five times.
No? I don't—
Who's your favorite person out of your current roster? Look, I think in theory what you're saying sounds amazing. I just think logistically it's a nightmare.
We could have a team meeting. I'm—that is something I'd be interested in.
Okay. Community building. All right, let's build a community. Let's build a community of lovers. Add me on LinkedIn for lovers.