Mixed-Orientation Marriage Glossary

• Allosexual -  Not asexual. An allosexual can be any sexual orientation.  
• Asexual - Someone who has little or no interest in sexual activity.
•  Autosexual - Someone who is sexually attracted to themselves.  The degree of ones autosexuality is often on a continuum. Considered by some to be a sexual orientation but does not preclude someone from being autosexual AND gay or autosexual and bi etc.     
• Bigender- Someone with more than one gender identity either at the same time or at different times.
• Bisexual - Sexual and/or emotional attraction or behavior with more than one gender. People with bisexual behaviors and attractions may or may not formally adopt the bisexual identity. See The bisexual Identity 
• Bisexual Identity- Someone who formally identifies as bisexual. “I am bi”
• CLR Closed Loop Relationship
• Closed Loop Relationship - A form of open relationship with sexual exclusivity between three or more people.
•  Compersion - The opposite of jealousy, The experience of happiness and joy when our partners experience joy even as that joy comes from others. 
• Concurrent Bisexual - Interest in more than one gender at the same time. See Concurrent Bisexual or Sequential Bisexual and Why it matters
• ENM - Ethical Non-Monogamy -
• Ethical Non-Monogamy - A common solution in mixed orientation marriages where with openness and understanding there are sexual or emotional relationships or behaviors  outside the marriage.
• GAMMA - A support group for men with both in person and on-line support options. See Support Groups list
• Gender Fluid- Someone whose gender varies over time. Some have variations with in the day other’s it varies throughout a lifetime.
• HOW- Husbands Out to Wives a support group for men who are either out to their wives or intend to come out to their wives. See Support Groups list
• HUGS A support group for couples in mixed-orientation marriages, both the husband and wife must join.See Support Groups list
• Metamour - In poly circles a metamour is our partners partner. 
• Mixed-Orientation Marriage- A marriage with husbands and wives who do not share the same sexual orientation, As used in our book we have expanded this to include those with differing ideas of gender expression, differing sexual interests and ideas of sexual expression.
• MMOMW - Making Mixed Orientation Marriages Work A group io online support group for anyone in a mixed-orientation marriage looking to make them work.See Support Groups list
• Mixed-Orientation Relationship Similar to mixed-orientation marriage but the mixed orientation couple may or may not be married.
• Mixed-Sexuality Marriage - A marriage that includes partners with different ways of experiencing their sexual expression. These include mixed-orientation,variation in gender,differences in sexual interests,kinks, differences in libido.
• MOM Mixed-Orientation Marriage
• MOR Mixed-orientation Relationship 
• Mutual Masturbation Two or more people masturbating together. Usually but not always  involving mutual touch.
• Non-Binary not just two as in not simply male or female.
• Pansexual -Sexual and or emotional attraction or behavior with any gender. Contrast with bisexuals who have attractions to more than one gender. The distinction is often described as pansexuals are attracted to the person no matter what their gender while bisexuals may be attracted to any gender just like pansexuals but some bisexuals have specific gender preferences.
• NRE- New Relationship Energy or sometimes New relationship Euphoria The added excitement that new relationships bring to us.
• Open Marriage / Open relationship is a form of ethical non monogamy where the couples have decided to allow for some form of emotional or sexual connections outside the marriage or relationship. Often with agreements as to acceptable boundaries.
• Polyamory (Poly) - A type of open relationship with more than two  romantic and/or sexual  partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved. see the chapter obj open marriages 
• Sequential Bisexual - Someone who is content with whichever gender they happen to be in a relationship with at the time but is open to other genders in their future relationships.
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