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* [[WikiPedia:Intentional community|Intentional community]] (Wikipedia) | * [[WikiPedia:Intentional community|Intentional community]] (Wikipedia) | ||
* '''Polyamory''' is similar, but the emphasis is different; Hyperfamily focuses on the ''functioning'' of the group, while polyamory is more about the relationships; a hyperfamily can include polyamory, though it doesn't have to (depending on the latter's definition, anyway) | |||
** [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/polyamory/faq/ alt.polyamory Frequently Asked Questions] | |||
Revision as of 01:51, 5 February 2007
Hyperfamily: (noun) A group of people, not necessarily genetically or legally related, who have made a deliberate choice to come together for the purpose of providing mutual economic, emotional, and practical support.
The Hypertwins are so-named because they, um, I mean we, are like twins but in a hyperfamily rather than a regular (or unleaded) family, since we're not legally or biologically related.
Articles
- The Hyperfamily Idea: explains in much more detail
- Hyperfamily Declaration of Interdependence: sort of a half-serious draft/prototype mission statement for hyperfamilies to use
Related Concepts
- Intentional community (Wikipedia)
- Polyamory is similar, but the emphasis is different; Hyperfamily focuses on the functioning of the group, while polyamory is more about the relationships; a hyperfamily can include polyamory, though it doesn't have to (depending on the latter's definition, anyway)