After a brief "postus interruptus" for readers to consider the connections between pride, rights, and backlash, this is the final post in a series that untangles types of consensual non-monogamy (CNM) ...

In my last blog I explained why the sky would not fall even if legal recognition of same-sex marriage sets the stage for plural marriage as well. For this blog, I examine the ways in which marriages ...

She says she and her partner decided she should 'have the right to see women – and that opened the door to seeing other men ...

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

Three years after marrying Bryan Lowder, Cam McDonald met Tristan Chirico on a gay dating app. The three men spent increasing amounts of time together over the next four months, enjoying their lives ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. The topic of sexual partners is something that sparks extremely ...

Ashley Ashborn was in a polyamorous throuple – until her two partners kicked her out of it and her life came crashing down. "Unfortunately, looking back on the relationship itself, I noticed a lot of ...