Burkhard Maria Zimmermann<p>'Non-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monogamous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monogamous</span></a> people are just as happy in their love lives as those with only one partner but are not “significantly” more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexually" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexually</span></a> satisfied than traditional couples, research suggests.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polyamory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polyamory</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openrelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openrelationships</span></a> and swinging are among the many forms of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consensual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consensual</span></a> non-monogamy. Polyamory has become increasingly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainstream</span></a>, with a recent poll showing that one in 25 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Britons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britons</span></a> have experienced it. A further one in 14 said they would be open to exploring it.' </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/mar/26/non-monogamous-people-relationships-couple-sexual-satisfaction-study" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/26/non-monogamous-people-relationships-couple-sexual-satisfaction-study</span></a></p>