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Within ENM there are obviously many different relationship styles and dynamics — polyamory, swinging, open relationships, relationship anarchy, and so on.

Something I’ve always been curious about is when people identify simply as “ENM” without using more specific labels.

For those of you who do that, what’s your reasoning?

Is it because you feel you fit across multiple categories? Because more specific labels don’t quite fit? Or because you prefer to keep things broader and more flexible?

Personally, I’d describe myself as both polyamorous and a swinger, so I tend to use more specific labels depending on the context. I’m interested to hear how and why others choose to identify primarily as just “ENM.”