As polyamory becomes more visible, you may have considered opening up our relationship. Sexologist Shamyra Howard coached couples exploring polyamory on 'Couple to Throuple.' She told Business Insider ...
Polyamory is nothing new, but portrayals of the practice are rampant in pop culture these days, from scripted series like Bridgerton’s Benedict deciding whether to enter a queer, poly relationship in ...
On a special episode of The Excerpt podcast: The classic storybook version of happy ever after typically involves meeting someone, falling in love, getting married and starting a family. But what if ...
Recently, I became interested in theorizing what I’m calling “post-work polyamory.” This concept arose from a relatively simple question: how do people manage to hold down a job, or multiple jobs, ...
A polyamorous relationship is not for everyone -- but it might be easier to navigate than people would expect. Andrey Popov - stock.adobe.com Maybe three isn’t a crowd. When it comes to relationships, ...
Although monogamy is still widely considered the ideal in our society, consensual non-monogamy has gained a lot of attention in the media in recent years. Given the high degree of infidelity in ...
Ryan and Randy met at a sex party in 2019 and started dating shortly after. By month four, they made the relationship official, eventually moved into a two-story house in Los Angeles together, and did ...
I’ve always been in love with love. For me, giving love and being loved has always felt like a fundamental part of the human experience. After my first marriage ended with me running from an abusive ...
With the Church in decline, so is monogamy. Divorce rates peaked at about 50% in the US, and as high as 70% in Belgium. Meanwhile, polygamy is making a comeback, but this time in a different form. In ...
Polyamory is not all sunshine, rainbows, and swinging. When I was in high school, my classmates often made fun of me because I had a “harem” of guys. I casually dated and was intimate with about two ...
If this conundrum crops up in your relationship, it might feel like a fundamental incompatibility. And, to be clear, you might know right off the bat that any kind of polyamory isn't for you—in this ...