I feel so excited: Willow Smith opens up about being polyamorous

Willow Smith, the daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, opened up to her mother and grandmother about living a polyamorous lifestyle during their Facebook watch talk show “Red Table Talk”. The show was hosted by Jada and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Willow’s grandmother.

The youngest Smith spoke about her idea of emotional and romantic relationships with multiple partners, known as polyamory.

“The history of marriage really irks me,” Willow said while explaining her decision to pursue consensual nonmonogamy. “Just the history of marriage as a whole and what it has represented over the years, for women in particular”, reports NBC news.

She added, “With polyamory, I feel like the main foundation is the freedom to be able to create a relationship style that works for you and not just stepping into monogamy because that’s what everyone around you says is the right thing to do. So I was like, ‘How can I structure the way that I approach relationships with that in mind?'”

Gabrielle Smith, a polyamory advocate, was also invited on the show to discuss her practice of polyamory.

Later in the show, Jada, 49, said that most people seek monogamous relationships because they “feel like they have no other choice,” while suggesting that the majority end up practicing “unethical non-monogamy” and “acting a fool” anyway.

Willow’s grandmother, 67, had some doubts, admitting that her preconceptions about polyamory center on sex and that she couldn’t see herself loving multiple partners equally. 

At the end of the day, Jada told her daughter she is “OK with whatever” and whoever Willow chooses to love as long as her partners love her back.

“I know that there’s a lot of beauty that sits outside of the conventional boxes,” the actress added.

Willow’s “Red Table” announcement comes a day after the singer released her new punk-pop single, “Transparent Soul,” featuring Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. 

“I feel so excited and seen because I’ve been studying polyamory for a really long time,” Willow said toward the end of Wednesday’s “Red Table” episode.