Originally Posted by EmberLeo
Would it be possible if we could start referring to Halsin as "consensually non-monogamous" instead of "polyamorous"? Because the way Halsin is represented, he doesn't fit into polyamory.


Thanks for your post, Ember. I'm also someone who lives in a poly situation, and I've wanted to say a similar thing for a while - that the character as described would not be what I would consider poly, and that it's a misnomer in this situation. I dind't want to wade into it in great depth because it would end up being something I had more words than energy to spend on it, and I've also I've not finished my playthrough of the game, and didn't want to speak too closely about things I'm not completely certain about... but going from the interactions described, I desperately wanted to say that I didn't feel the character should be described as such at all, and that in a very real way, it becomes an illustration of the writers and designers not knowing or caring enough to not pass forward bad stereotypes and mischaracterisations when they used the term.

Basically, I'd like to support and second the things you wrote here; Halsin swearing off 'relationships' as a whole is just as much an anathema to poly relations as it is to monogamous ones, and even though every poly situation is different, and they can be healthy and unhealthy just like any other relationship... communication, understanding an a willingness to take perspective of and with your partners is integral in a poly relationship even moreso than it is in a purely monogamous one, if it is to be a healthy relationship... so people calling what Halsin is, and seems to be by all accounts here, 'poly' has always made me uncomfortable.

Last edited by Niara; 30/10/23 11:51 AM.