Monogamy and the Making of Western Civilisation

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Monogamy and the Making of Western Civilisation

Could polyamory be on the rise? A November 2023 study found that a third of heterosexual British men were open to having more than one partner, and so—more surprisingly—were 11 percent of women. But how many of us are actually polyamorous? Another recent study found that only 2.4 percent of Canadians were currently in a polyamorous arrangement, though fully a fifth reported some experience of open relationships. That study also found that polyam…