Love comes in all shapes and sizes, and that doesn’t always mean monogamy. For some people, having one committed partner is plenty, but for others, the idea of having more than one partner makes them ...

On her "Openly Committed" TikTok page, Danielle shares lessons learned from her own 15-year non-monogamous marriage Zoey Lyttle is a Writer-Reporter on the Society & Culture team at PEOPLE. She first ...

Unlike emperor penguins and prairie voles, humans aren’t biologically programmed to be monogamous. Throughout history, most human societies (like most of the animal kingdom) have practiced some form ...

Some of the rules I tried from the early open relationship phase make sense for mainstream couples. Most of us will not end up in a non-monogamous triad or a loosely-connected social bubble of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Open relationships might seem taboo—but the truth of the matter is that they’re increasingly popular, ...

You might have seen the letters ENM (meaning: ethical non-monogamy) when scrolling through the likes of Hinge and Feeld, but how often does the concept actually come up in conversation IRL? Well, ...

Open relationships allow partners to explore romantic or sexual connections with others while maintaining their primary bond, built on trust and honest communication. This guide explains how they work ...

In a world where relationships are constantly evolving, talking about an "exclusive relationship" remains essential amidst speed dating, dating apps, and open relationships. But what does it really ...

Here, people in ethically nonmonogamous relationships share the boundaries — basic, specific, and downright quirky — that ...

Today there are an increasing number of people who open up their relationships. “Opening up” means that you can date or have sex with other people—and in some cases both—while still being in a ...