Part of the beauty of learning about CNM through a virtual word web of stories is you don’t have to start exploring in any one place, and the explorer can make sense of the words and their connections in any order they choose. However, we realize such freedom can be overwhelming, so we offer a guided tour of some commonly used terms and concepts here. We begin with 6 words leading up to a contextualized definition of Nonmonogamy, another 6 words leading to a full definition of Consent, and then we culminate both of those words into the core definition of Consensual Nonmonogamy (CNM) Feel free to choose to read this guide, simply explore on your own without this tool, or journey in some other manner entirely on your spectrum of exploration.

Below this guided tour of keywords, we offer a more standard dictionary of basic definitions for other terms you may not have heard before in the monogamous Normative world.

Guided Tour Keywords

1. Norm
2. Deconstruction
3. Monogamy
4. Couple's Privilege
5. Queerness
6. Nonmonogamy
7. Energy
8. Acceptance
9. Intention
10. Choice
11. Empowerment
12. Agreement
13. Consent
14. Consensual Nonmonogamy

Dictionary

1. Polyamory
2. Kitchen Table Nonomonogamy
3. Garden Party Nonomonogamy
4. Hierarchical Nonomonogamy
5. Metamour/Meta
6. Telemour
7. Polycule
8. Relationship Anarchy
9. Nesting Partner