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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most interesting trends over the past decade and a half is the rise of people engaging in or willing to engage in ...

“I desperately want to have sex with men who aren’t my boyfriend,” is a text I sent my best friend four years ago. “I think I really need to be in an open relationship.” And yet, within two months of ...

Dear Maxwells: My partner is saying he wants an open relationship. I’m skeptical because everyone tells me that open relationships simply don’t work. I don’t want to agree to something that could ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Even so, misconceptions about open marriages and polyamory exist. Specifically, that it “never works” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For some couples, the most terrifying conversation isn’t “Where is this going?” but “What if we didn’t do this the way everyone ...

I didn’t hear the term "open relationship" until I was in my early 20s. Coming from a fairly sheltered millennial existence — at my school, Katy Perry’s "I Kissed A Girl" had been considered edgy — I ...

For some couples, the most terrifying conversation isn’t “Where is this going?” but “What if we didn’t do this the way everyone else does?” For people who suggest opening a relationship, the ...