What Content Is Still Available on PolyMatchMaker.com After the Site Closed?

Updated

PolyMatchMaker.com (PMM) closed as a social site on June 1, 2023, but the domain was not taken offline. According to the closure notice still posted on the homepage, the glossary and legal documents "will remain active as-is" until the operators decide on next steps. In practice, that means visitors can still read the glossary, the Terms and Conditions, the Privacy Policy, the closure announcement itself, and the contact addresses listed for speaking engagements, media, and membership inquiries. What is gone is the social and dating functionality — profiles, messaging, and member interaction are no longer part of the site.

What the closure notice says

The homepage carries a single prominent heading stating that PMM closed its doors as a social site effective June 1st, 2023. The notice explains that the site had served the ethically non-monogamous community since 2000, growing from a 200-member forum board to millions of hits, and that the decision to close was based on "a great many factors." The stated plan is to redirect effort toward advocacy, speaking engagements, and endorsement of ethical and consensual non-monogamy through other channels.

The same page includes a "20 Year Highlights" section reflecting on shifts the operators observed over two decades: broader global acceptance of polyamory and ethical non-monogamy, continued growth in networked and non-hierarchical dynamics, and clearer boundary-setting during courtship.

Content that remains accessible

Content Status per the site What it is useful for
Glossary Remains active as-is Terminology reference for polyamory and non-monogamy
Terms and Conditions Remains accessible Understanding the terms the site operated under
Privacy Policy Remains accessible Reviewing how member data was handled
Closure notice Still on the homepage Confirming the shutdown date and reason
20 Year Highlights Still on the homepage A short retrospective of community change
Contact emails Listed on the site Reaching the operators for specific purposes

The glossary is the most practically useful surviving piece. The site's own text lists the vocabulary it covers, including non-monogamous, consensual non-monogamous, ethical non-monogamous, responsibly non-monogamous, polyamorous, poly, polyamory, open relationships, multi-partnered, triad, quad, poly-fi, and network dating and relationships. If you are looking for a plain-language definition of one of those terms, the glossary page is still the place to check.

Who to contact, and for what

The site lists three separate addresses, each tied to a different purpose:

Note that the membership address still appears even though the social site is closed — treat it as a route for questions about the former membership rather than a way to sign up for anything.

What you can no longer do

The closure notice is explicit that PMM closed "as a social site." Anything that depended on being a logged-in member — creating or browsing profiles, messaging other members, or participating in the community — is no longer available. The domain today functions as an archive of reference material and a contact point, not as a dating or social platform.

If your goal is to look up a term, read the old policies, or reach the people behind PMM about advocacy or media, the site still serves you. If your goal is to meet people, it does not — you would need a different platform, and the PMM page itself points toward advocacy and speaking work rather than a replacement service.