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Viral X Post Asks Why Every Poly Person Is Ugly, And The Quote Tweets Aren't Helping

People in polyamorous relationships eagerly responded to a tweet calling them "ugly" by sharing photos of themselves – and the results are... interesting.

By Meredith Evans1 min read
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It’s a long-held belief that people in polyamorous relationships are unattractive. Medium even explored this topic in their article "Why Are Polyamorous People Ugly?" Reddit is filled with posts asking, "Why are so many poly people generally unattractive?" Meanwhile, i-D has had to step in to defend polyamorous individuals. Even TikTok’s comment sections on poly videos are full of people claiming they’ve never seen a good-looking person in a poly relationship.

More recently, X user @blizzy_mcguire asked why every poly person was ugly, and their viral post garnered the attention of polyamorous individuals, who responded by eagerly posting pictures of themselves in a seemingly desperate attempt to disprove the claim. And what better sample size for a study than poly people posting photos of themselves in response to a hypothetical question?

The reaction to the selfies of poly people has split the internet, with some believing the photos supported @blizzy_mcguire's point, while many others disagreed. "every poly person I see on TikTok looks like they smell like the water left in the pot after you boil hot dogs," writes Reduxx's Anna Slatz.

User @midwesternlove believes that the thread of selfies and poly couples "has singlehandedly set polyamory back decades."

"They always look the same," wrote @GraceKing1167.

One viral image showed a Black man being kissed by two white women, but it was later revealed to be digitally altered or photoshopped.

You can check out some of the photos for yourself:

Maybe polyamory isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A 2017 study surveying over 11,000 people in Europe found that open relationships were less sexually satisfying compared to monogamous ones. The study revealed that 82% of people in monogamous relationships were satisfied with their sex lives, while only 71% of those in open or polyamorous relationships felt the same way.

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