The findings indicate that online-only behaviors (such as sending flirtatious messages and explicit photos) are the most frequently engaged in, while emotional affectionate behaviors are the least engaged in. The study also found that a significant number of people report...
New research published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that polyamory — a consensual arrangement that involves romantic and sexual relations with more than one person at a time — is not as unpopular as people might think. Still, the findings...
New research indicates that most people are interested in having a threesome. But few people have experienced one. The study, recently published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, provides new insights into attitudes and outcomes related to mixed-gender threesomes. Previous research...
A study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests that fantasies about open relationships are not uncommon among people in monogamous relationships. Consensual nonmonogamous relationships (CNMR) are partnerships that allow members to have more than one sexual or romantic partner...
A new study tracked people who planned to open up their romantic relationship to include other partners for two months. The findings, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, indicate that engaging in consensual non-monogamy is associated with some increases...
People in consensually non-monogamous relationships tend be more willing to take risks, have less aversion to germs, and exhibit a greater interest in short-term mating compared to those in monogamous relationships, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychology....
An ad featuring Ron Reagan, son of the Republican former President Ronald Reagan, surprised some viewers of the recent Democratic primary debates. In the 30-second spot, run by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, Reagan expressed concern that religious beliefs have...
A study recently published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior provides new insights into jealousy among people in open relationships -- and some of the gender differences typically found among monogamous individuals were not found among people in consensually non-monogamous...
New research provides insight into why some people choose to have multiple romantic relationships at the same time. The findings suggest that this arrangement -- known as polyamory or consensual non-monogamy -- can help individuals have a greater set of...
People in consensually non-monogamous relationships may face more dehumanization than individuals in same-sex relationships, according to new research in Sexuality Research and Social Policy. In consensual non-monogamous relationships, all partners agree to engage in multiple sexual or romantic relationships. The...
Religious people with more sex guilt are more likely to demonize victims of the Ashley Madison hack, according to new research. The Ashley Madison website facilitates adulterous relationships. The website was hacked in 2015, exposing the personal information of millions...
People who are sexually "unrestricted" are not necessarily more likely to cheat on their partner, according to new research published in The Journal of Sex Research. The research examined a concept known as sociosexuality, which "refers to individual differences in...
New research published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy suggests that polyamory, swinging and open relationships are more common in the United States than thought. The study found that about one in five single Americans had engaged in...