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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...