So if your partner recently propositioned polyamory to you, you're in good—and growing—company. Many people might see monogamy as restrictive, but that’s not necessarily true. All of that said, ...

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 ...

So your partner just dropped the P-bomb – they want to try polyamory. Meanwhile, you’re perfectly happy keeping things between just the two of you. Before you start panic-scrolling through ...

Alex Alberto (they/them) is a queer and polyamorous storyteller who lives in Upstate New York. The following is an adapted excerpt from their memoir "Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home," ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nearly a decade ago when I started practicing polyamory, I remember feeling like a castaway at ...

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 ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. For many of us, our mental picture of romantic love is a couple. After all, a firmly ...

The success of any relationship hinges on the same pillars of trust, respect, honesty and shared values. Polyamory simply tests their integrity daily The modern mind is a column where experts discuss ...

'We decided we could write our own rules.’ ...

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 ...