I'm just wondering how the attachments that people that have multiple partners work. As I perceive it, there are two possibilities:
1. The attachments to each of the partners are independent. This would mean that there are multiple independent attachments that are largely independent. Thus, if something good happens with one partner, this will mostly affect the bond with that partner and will not "spill over" to the others.
2. There is only a single attachment to multiple partners. In this scenario, if something good happens with one partner, it won't be associated with him/her, rather be a shared thing and thus would "spill over" to everybody.
Hope people know what I mean, and can describe which of these they experience. I'm leaning towards the second alternative which seems to match my experience best.
1. The attachments to each of the partners are independent. This would mean that there are multiple independent attachments that are largely independent. Thus, if something good happens with one partner, this will mostly affect the bond with that partner and will not "spill over" to the others.
2. There is only a single attachment to multiple partners. In this scenario, if something good happens with one partner, it won't be associated with him/her, rather be a shared thing and thus would "spill over" to everybody.
Hope people know what I mean, and can describe which of these they experience. I'm leaning towards the second alternative which seems to match my experience best.