The celebrated memoirist latest book, “Adult Braces,” has angered cultural reactionaries with its depiction of an open ...

A fashion designer turned survival instructor from Pembrokeshire, Naomi Aldwyn-Allsworth, 30, has appeared on reality shows such as the Channel 4 survival show Alone in 2023. Her latest project, the ...

The weekend after we published this profile of Lindy West, she and her partners all emailed me about their displeasure with ...

At the centre of these new definitions stands a word that’s becoming increasingly familiar yet still misunderstood — polyamory. It shows up on podcasts, social media debates, and whispered ...

Her efforts to come to terms with polyamory are couched as a political project—part of being an open-minded liberal—as much as a romantic one. And although she describes her husband as a “genius” and ...

In the history of sexual dissent, the relationship between politics and sexual freedom defies simplistic categorization.

Do you remember when polygamy was retrograde and conservative? You only have to go back to about 13 years, when the gay marriage debate was hitting its climax. If we rewrote the definition of marriage ...

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 ...

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 ...

Non-Monogamy Visibility Week will take place from July 7-13 as a celebration of non-monogamous communities around the world. As someone who’s only ever been in monogamous relationships, I’ve been ...

All relationships are built on trust, and there’s just no getting around that. Whether you’re in a committed monogamous relationship or an open one, being honest about your intentions is what keeps a ...