Unlike emperor penguins and prairie voles, humans aren’t biologically programmed to be monogamous. Throughout history, most human societies (like most of the animal kingdom) have practiced some form ...

Relationships are complicated enough in a duo. Can adding other people into the mix ever really work? More and more people seem to be thinking so. According to Match's 2024 singles study, 31% of ...

Every year since 2010, the Kinsey Institute (named for Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the bisexual sexologist who also lent his name to the Kinsey Scale) has the Singles in America (SIA) Study. The independent ...

The peanut gallery loves to throw stones and rehash storylines, but the reality of why open relationships fail (and reminder: ...

You might have seen the letters ENM (meaning: ethical non-monogamy) when scrolling through the likes of Hinge and Feeld, but how often does the concept actually come up in conversation IRL? Well, ...

The 25-year-old said her relationship felt perfect until her boyfriend revealed that marriage would only happen if she ...

Open relationships aren’t a new concept but they’re still often stereotyped and taboo to some. In a society rooted in monogamous values, daring to challenge norms and think outside the box when it ...

People in open relationships often talk about rules — what they should be, whether or not to have any, and what to do if they're broken. This can be especially important for people just starting or ...

The rise of open relationships and open marriages means people have far more options nowadays when it comes to rough patches with their partners. But these looser relationship structures can cause ...

First, an open relationship, also known as a non-exclusive relationship, is an intimate relationship that is sexually non-monogamous. The term may refer to polyamory, but generally indicates a ...