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Monogamy

You Don't Need a King to Be a Queen

Toni Nagy | Posted 06.13.2013 | Women
Toni Nagy

Contemporary American culture has heavily invested in the concept of living "happily ever after." Finding "the One" is a quest many pursue, clinging to the assumption that once you put a ring on it, then you finally become a whole person.

The Cheater's Manifesto (The Case for Non-Monogamy)

Nadia Cho | Posted 06.12.2013 | Divorce
Nadia Cho

Cheating is hard to talk about. It's a sensitive topic, as being cheated on can be very painful and devastating.

'I Was A Mistress For Over 15 Years'

Posted 05.06.2013 | Divorce

Sarah Symonds, the reported one-time lover of Gordon Ramsay, went on HuffPost Live Monday to discuss her experiences as "the other woman." "There a...

5 Things You Should Never Say To A Friend Who's Been Cheated On

Tammy Nelson, Ph.D. | Posted 05.04.2013 | Divorce
Tammy Nelson, Ph.D.

Your friend calls you in the middle of the night, crying. She sniffles and barely manages to say, "He did it again. He cheated!"

Why You May Want To Consider An Open Marriage

Vicki Larson | Posted 06.16.2013 | Divorce
Vicki Larson

Whether they work forever or not, open marriages seem to be a lot more honest than many marriages in which one or both of the spouses are cheating.

Challenging Poly Stereotypes In Media (and at Home)

Sierra Black | Posted 06.10.2013 | Women
Sierra Black

It turns out my mom likes my girlfriend and my kids are fine and the neighbors don't care what I do as long as I trim my forsythia and shovel the snow. And it's great to be given a platform to bust some of these harmful myths about polyamory and show off the good thing I have going.

How An Affair Could Improve Your Relationship

Michael S. Broder, Ph.D. | Posted 06.09.2013 | Divorce
Michael S. Broder, Ph.D.

In some cases, an affair will put the spotlight on certain differences that are irreconcilable. But on the other side of the pain lies the possibility that an act of infidelity can actually make your marriage or love relationship stronger

What It Really Takes To Be Monogamous

Posted 04.04.2013 | Weddings

By Melissa Fritchle for YourTango.com Personally, I'm shocked that the TV show "The Bachelor" and its sister show "The Bachelorette" are still goin...

Were Our Ancestors Sexually Promiscuous?

Posted 04.02.2013 | Books

Adapted from Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuke. Copyright Ā© 2013 by Marlene Zuk. Used wit...

Why Wouldn't Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn Date?

Jenny Block | Posted 05.28.2013 | Celebrity
Jenny Block

Did anyone really think for a minute that Woods would never date again or that only some self-loathing gold digger would have any interest in him? If so, that's short-sighted, to say the least. Woods, like all of us, is more than the sum of his parts.

Online Dating Isn't a Threat to Monogamy -- It's a Blessing

GalTime | Posted 05.27.2013 | Women
GalTime

Online dating creates this sense of options. This is the best news ever, because if the only way you think you can "keep" a man or woman is by eliminating his or her other options, that means you want an inmate, not a life mate.

Sexual Genius: An Interview With Esther Perel

Mark Matousek | Posted 05.26.2013 | Healthy Living
Mark Matousek

In a nutshell, her thesis is this: Intimacy in relationships is frequently -- and inexplicably -- the enemy of sex. The intimacy Perel is referring to is the romantic ideal of semi-conjoined couples who believe that love means quashing mystery in favor of sweet companionship.

What To Do When You Discover Your Spouse Is Cheating

Tammy Nelson, Ph.D. | Posted 05.23.2013 | Divorce
Tammy Nelson, Ph.D.

The immediate response after discovering a spouse's affair is commonly disbelief, anger, sadness, loss or grief.

Why Disclose Your Bisexuality When It Hurts A Partner?

A.J. Walkley | Posted 05.19.2013 | Gay Voices
A.J. Walkley

This question came from a reader who told us that she is "baffled" when she encounters individuals who have been in long-term, monogamous relationships and their partner comes out to them as bisexual down the line.

Monogamish

Gregory Cason, Ph.D. | Posted 05.04.2013 | Gay Voices
Gregory Cason, Ph.D.

Dan Savage coined the term "monogamish" to describe his relationship and others that do not exactly conform to the rigid construct of monogamy. As someone who believes that rigidity is at the heart of most, if not all, psychopathology, I was intrigued. It spoke to me.

'Monogamish': Two Is Company, But Is Three Really A Crowd?

Zach Stafford | Posted 04.29.2013 | Gay Voices
Zach Stafford

By expanding our understanding of how a couple can operate together, and maybe throwing away that old saying, "two's company, but three's a crowd," maybe we can actually make ourselves happier and have longer, healthier relationships, even if they are "monogamish."

Is Valentine's Day Only for the Monogamous and the Popular?

Amy Shiner | Posted 04.22.2013 | Gay Voices
Amy Shiner

Going into this "love season," I realized that being polyamorous has lessened my expectation that New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day be magical. This realization came after years of being alone for both holidays; indeed, when I'm not alone, it's usually by coincidence

My Ex Invited Me into His Open Marriage

Samara O'Shea | Posted 03.27.2013 | Women
Samara O'Shea

Once his marital status was on the table, I suddenly became self-conscious. I wondered, "Wait a second ... am I on a date?"

The Best Type Of Relationship To Have Post-Split

Vicki Larson | Posted 03.30.2013 | Divorce
Vicki Larson

Our relationship doesn't look like a relationship is "supposed" to look like, and so people feel uncomfortable about it.

The Truth About The Seven-Year Itch

Jennifer Nagy | Posted 03.29.2013 | Divorce
Jennifer Nagy

We've all heard of the seven-year itch. Since a popular movie by the same name was released in 1955, the concept of the seven-year itch has been a widely accepted phenomenon.

Are Men Only as Faithful as Their Options?

Joshua Pompey | Posted 03.17.2013 | Women
Joshua Pompey

I'm not sure that this is an answer to the battle between monogamy and the desire to spread one's wings, but one thing I do know is this: When men are given too many options, they will stray.

The Upside Of Infidelity?

Tammy Nelson, Ph.D. | Posted 03.11.2013 | Divorce
Tammy Nelson, Ph.D.

Affairs can be painful and shocking and can cause betrayal and hurt. Yet some couples do recover.

The Sex Talk I Had With My Mom When I Was 20

Nadia Cho | Posted 03.09.2013 | College
Nadia Cho

This holiday season, I came out to my mom about being sexually active, being bisexual, writing about sex for my college newspaper and then getting a ton of media attention for my column on having sex in the library. But did I also mention that I got straight A's this semester?

Online Dating Is Doing Wonders for Monogamy

Rachel Ryan | Posted 03.09.2013 | Women
Rachel Ryan

This easy, immediate exposure to dating opportunities cultivates a delusional worry that there's always someone else -- nay, someone better! -- to message and meet tomorrow. Right? Wrong.

An Invisible Man

Patrick RichardsFink | Posted 02.12.2013 | Gay Voices
Patrick RichardsFink

I'm a middle-aged white male college student. Happily, authentically, monogamously married to a person of another gender for over 20 years with a teenage child. And I am queer. Bisexual, to be precise.