Broken Lovers

The constellation of the Broken Lovers is a cautionary tale telling of the importance to keep honesty a high value within a relationship, polyamorous or otherwise. The top of the star grouping is a broken circle of stars, uneven and open, linked by a chain of stars to another, unbroken circle. The top circle represents the open, broken heart of one of a pair of lovers, still chained to the still whole heart of her cheating lover. While Polyamory is accepted, and indeed the cultural norm within Yuriba, certain expectations are held within. Should a pair agree to an open, disclosed relationship, it is quite bad for one partner to have a relationship on the side without telling the main partner of it, this behavior considered cheating. The story of the Broken Lovers is used to impress upon the youth the importance of setting boundaries within any new relationships which hint to expand beyond friendship, to prevent them from sharing a similar fate to the broken hearted lover.