Quad Polyamory

Quad Polyamory is a term for any polyamorous relationship structure that involves four people. Each of the people in the relationship may be involved with one, two, or all three other people in the relationship.

Some possible quad polyamory relationships may look like:


 * Full Quad- Where all members are actively involved with all other members.
 * N Polyamory- Where one member of a couple is involved with one member of other couple.
 * A relationship where one person is dating three person, however none of those three are dating each other.
 * A relationship where A is dating B and C. At the same time D is dating B and C. However, B and C are not dating and A and D are not dating.
 * A relationship where three people have a triad and one person is also dating someone else.
 * A relationship where person A, B, and C are dating, at the same time A, B and D are dating, however C and D are not dating.

History
It is unknown when the term was first used, however it has been around within the community for a while.

Flags
The quad polyamory flag was coined by Deviantart user NonMonoPrideFlags on January 15th of 2016. It has no confirmed meaning.

The rest of the flags were coined by Cryptocrew on February 1st of 2021. Light blue represents peace, dark blue represents consent, white represents unity, purple represents attraction (of any kind), green represents kindness, and yellow represents dedication.

The second alternate flag is for a quad relationship where one person is dating three others, however the three are not dating each other.

The third alternate flag is for a quad relationship where A is dating B and C while at the same time D is dating B and C. However, B and C are not dating and A and D are not dating.

The fourth alternate flag is for a quad relationship where there is a triad throuple, while one within the triad has their own seperate partner.

The fifth alternate flag is for a quad relationship where person A, B, and C are dating, at the same time A, B and D are dating, however C and D are not dating.

Resources
https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Quad-Polyamory-584663335