Hello, I'm Luke Jones. Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. In BBC OS conversations,

we bring people together from around the globe to share their experiences. And this time,

we're focusing on those who defy convention and live a polyamorous lifestyle.

The American singer Neo has had loads of publicity recently after he was filmed kissing three of his girlfriends backstage.

He's completely open about having multiple partners, as are other polyamorists.

And in today's episode, we will hear from some of them.

Life is too short.

When it really comes down to the philosophy of it, you're here to meet and understand

and encounter as many people and experiences as you can.

I found that the more people I met, the more I understood myself and the more I understood

my marriage.

He's won Grammys, he's written songs for Rihanna and Beyonce,

but it's Neo's love life that has hit the headlines recently.

He's the first to accept his setup is not for everybody,

telling fans, what works for me might not work for you.

But Pollyamory clearly does work for other people as well.

We'll be hearing from some of them in a moment.

First, though, some reaction to the Neo video from one of our listeners, Akosawa, in Ghana.

Seeing Neo backstage with his woman, kissing them in turns before climbing up the stage,

was quite interesting to watch in the pop culture circles. I looked at it with a side eye because of the hints of fanfare

and commodification that it came with. Neo has had a history in monogamous relationships at least of

infidelity and on his current state now as an openly polyamous man, this is not the first time

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