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 ...

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 ...

An old Instagram post about solo polyamory has gone viral as of late, often with derision. The post – which depicts a series of infographics explaining the concept – is being mocked by people who ...

Polyamory is a type of consensual nonmonogamy where people have more than one partner at a time. Unlike cheating, polyamory is based on open communication, trust, and mutual agreement among partners.

Polyamory is nothing new, but it seems discussion of this way of life is becoming more mainstream. But what happens if your partner is the one who’s interested in exploring polyamory… and you’re not?

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nearly a decade ago when I started practicing polyamory, I remember feeling like a castaway at ...

We’re in the middle of a pop-culture “poly” moment, but the headlines and the discourse online haven’t exactly done polyamory any favors. Across social media, people are talking about “poly under ...

There’s some guilt, definitely, attached to that.”  Kami feels that her family has ‘erased’ her  While Trent’s family is ...

Poly relationships are more common than you think. Here’s a simple, honest look at what they are, how they work, and why people choose them. Relationships today don’t look the way they did for our ...