What Does Polysexual Mean

What Does Polysexual Mean?

Being polysexual means you are sexually or romantically attracted to people of other genders. Although polysexual and bisexual are used interchangeably, I feel the two are different creatures. The former involves being attracted to multiple genders (even non-binary folks), while the latter is being attracted to people of your gender and at least one different gender.

How To Know If You Might Be

  • You are romantically or sexually attracted to people of other genders
  • You don’t consider a specific gender when talking about your ideal match
  • You feel bad when you imagine you have dated people of your gender alone
Ieva Kubiliute

Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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