The relationship taxonomy

No style sits at the centre. Each one is a position — including yours.

Loading your position…

Romantic MonogamyRomantic MultiplicityPolyamoryExclusiveNon-exclusiveOpenCommittedLong-termNetwork-basedMulti-nodalCouple-basedDyadicCasualExploratoryCompanionate MarriageTraditional MonogamySerial MonogamyLiving Apart TogetherQueerplatonic PartnershipMonogamishOpen RelationshipSwingingDon't-Ask-Don't-TellCasual DatingFriends With BenefitsSituationshipHierarchical PolyamoryPolyfidelityTriads / QuadsPolyculeAromantic PartnershipsAsexual RelationshipsNon-hierarchical PolyamoryHookups / NSARelationship Anarchy

Select any point on the wheel to read what it means.

Tap or focus a point to explore it. The horizontal axis is sexual exclusivity, the vertical is romantic exclusivity; the two dashed diagonals are partnership structure and intent.

Reading the wheel

Committed / Long-term

Exclusive intimacy, one romantic seat, built to last.

Network-based / Multi-nodal

Physically open, romantically singular — the dials disagree on purpose.

Couple-based / Dyadic

Plural love held inside a closed or structured container.

Casual / Exploratory

Open on both dials. Plural in body and heart alike.

Every relationship style is a position on the wheel, not a box you are filed into — and none of them is the centre. The only point that matters here is yours, and what makes it work is the same anywhere on the wheel: say it out loud, and keep it.