On a special episode of The Excerpt podcast: The classic storybook version of happy ever after typically involves meeting someone, falling in love, getting married and starting a family. But what if ...

Remember that guy at your college who was freegan and had a ponytail and performed in the Gilbert & Sullivan all-men’s choir and had at least three women on his lap whenever you saw him at parties?

Modern lovers are seeking a different truth and a subversive path to pleasure and partnership in the form of ENM (ethical non-monogamy) or polyamory. “The idea that we are better off with one person ...

In much of society, we are expected to hold one romantic relationship at a time. There’s even a term for it: default (or compulsory) monogamy. In monogamy, we typically move through relationships, ...

One size does not fit all when it comes to intimate relationships. Marriage, monogamy, singlehood suit many of us but for some the idea of several partners offers freedom and variety. KCRW’s Jonathan ...

What does "polysaturation" mean? What is a "metamour?" What about a "relationship escalator?" As conversations around polyamory go more mainstream, plenty of terms get thrown around that might sound ...

When mainstream media outlets address polyamory, they often focus intently on sexuality and tend to use other, less sexy parts of poly life to set the stage for the main event. In my research, I have ...

Remember when you had to awkwardly explain a situationship to a family member? Or when one of your friends expressed how sus it is that you refuse to “settle down?” Traditional relationship ...

If there is one thing in Janet’s life that she’s certain about, it’s that she loves her husband. She loves James so much that they are hardly ever apart: They work in the same room; they text when ...

Antoinette and Kevin Patterson thought they'd stop dating other people once their relationship got really serious. They didn't. Maybe, they said, after they got married. When that didn't happen, they ...