The celebrated memoirist’s latest book, Adult Braces, has angered cultural reactionaries with its depiction of an open marriage. But it also falls into the trap of wanting to represent an idealized ...

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 ...

West Hollywood moves toward legal protections for polyamorous relationships, which can face systemic barriers in housing, ...

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 ...

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 ...

We asked a relationship therapist about the "toxic" dynamic.

"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 ...

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, ...

In the history of sexual dissent, the relationship between politics and sexual freedom defies simplistic categorization.

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 ...