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What's non-monogamy really like? We ask the couples who have opened up their relationships

Source: Channel 4

Katie, a 29-year-old North Londoner, had been with her boyfriend Daniel, who works in tech, for five years when she realised she wanted to have sex with other people.

They had become a couple in their teens, and were happily living together, but Katie was more and more attracted to other people, including women. She didn’t want to break up, so plucked up the courage to ask Daniel if hhe would let her have flings outside their home.

Daniel found it hard to accept at first. He’d noticed and even been turned on by Katie’s flirting at parties, but felt little urge to sleep with other people and was concerned becoming “open” could destroy their life together. He didn’t want to break up either, so they agreed to give it a try. They decided

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