Consensual non-monogamy refers to a style of relationship where all partners consent to having romantic or sexual relationships with multiple people. An estimated 3% to 7% of North Americans are ...

In long-term relationships, questioning monogamy can feel like opening Pandora's box. You might find yourself pondering the confines of traditional relationships. Is it about a lack of passion, or ...

Despite changing attitudes about sex in Western culture, monogamy remains the norm for romantic relationships. We may no longer expect couples to wait until they’re married to become sexually active, ...

In contemporary U.S. culture, monogamy means two people agreeing to have sex only with each other and no one else. Classical monogamy—a single relationship between people who marry as virgins, remain ...

Last week, we began a four-part series discussing the complexities of monogamy, non-monogamy and infidelity. We outlined some key reasons why the social construct of monogamy has failed many intimate ...

Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential books. In 2022, University of Melbourne evolutionary psychologist Dr Khandis Blake estimated that among young people, “around 4-5 per cent of ...

Non monogamy has a vast and sprawling history but “ENM” seems to be the buzzword we’re all currently obsessing over. That’s ethical non-monogamy for the uninitiated. But what is ethical non-monogamy, ...