Describing people who believe in having romantic or sexual relationships without being bound by traditional rules like marriage.
Combination of 'free' (Old English frēo) and 'loving' (Old English lufian). The concept emerged strongly in late 19th and 20th century counterculture movements, particularly in the 1960s.
The 'free love' movement started in the 1800s with radical thinkers who argued that love shouldn't require legal permission from the government—it was incredibly controversial and connected to early feminism and birth control advocacy.
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