Is Polyamory The New ‘Salsa’? — 5 Black Celebrities Share Their Views On Ethical Non-Monogamous Relationships - Page 3

3. Kofi Siriboe

 

He sent hearts fluttering and pulses racing every week while starring on the long-running hit OWN series Queen Sugar, as many female fans fantasized about being his chosen one — but Siriboe recently broke hearts with his unconventional relationship admission.

In the recently aired final season of Amazon Prime’s Harlem, he played a man who was in an ethical non-monogamous relationship, which is also what he practices in his real life.

“I started working every day. Then there’s the fame element and the abundance of people and exposure. I’ve just had different shifts and different seasons where it feels like, sometimes, monogamy feels like role-playing, ” Siriboe revealed to LEVEL Man.

“And it sometimes feels restrictive. So there’s an element of it that feels performative and I understand the tradition of it. … But then there’s a part of me that just had questions,” he continued. “So I went through some phases where I’m like, Well, why? Why do we do it like this and is this how I want to do it?”

However, he did admit that he still respects the concept of monogamy. “I honor the tradition and I love the simplicity of monogamy and how we can still remain whole and still remain true to ourselves as individuals, as independent thinkers living this life,” he said.