I was in a thread the other day on one of the main subs, where polyamory was being criticised for being difficult — what if both partners are having separate crises at the same time? What if one is in hospital and gets jealous that you can't be there constantly? So much that can go wrong!
(I'm not even paraphrasing them incorrectly or with bias, this is 100% accurately the criticism that was levelled.)
I responded a little sarcastically — You're monogamous?! What happens if one partner gets sick and can't be around for a while? Are you really going to ask their partner to stay with them and just "accept" getting way less attention and sex? Etc.
To which I was told... Yes, ok, monogamy sometimes takes sacrifice... that's the very point of the commitment!
So basically:
Fml