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ICYMI: Ethical Non-Monogamy is on the Rise
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ICYMI: Ethical Non-Monogamy is on the Rise

No Matter Where You Live, 1 in 5 of the People Are Practicing Ethical Non-Monogamy

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Dec 16, 2022
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Just how common is ethical non-monogamy or consensual non-monogamy? That’s a very good question and one that science has tried to grapple with for a very long time. By the very nature of consensual non-monogamy, pinning down the numbers of people practicing it has been traditionally quite difficult.

In 2016, LiveScience reported…

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