ADVENTURES IN COUPLING
MOST OF US grew up believing that a monogamous marriage was #relationshipgoals. But with Will Smith owning his open relationship and a throuple showing up on House Hunters, a growing number of people are wondering if strict exclusivity is human nature or just another myth that society sneakily sells us.
Ethical nonmonogamy, or ENM – in which members of a couple consent to having additional sexual and/or romantic partners – is gaining popularity. More than a fifth of single adults have engaged in ENM, according to a recent study in the , and a 2016 study in Research found that Google searches for “polyamory” and “open relationships” rose steadily from January 2006 to December 2015. In a 2021 YouGov poll, about 25 per cent of more than 23,000 Americans said they’re interested in
