{"id":2198032,"date":"2019-10-30T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/?p=2198032"},"modified":"2019-11-01T08:29:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T12:29:36","slug":"open-relationships-nonmonogamy-2198032-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/open-relationships-nonmonogamy-2198032-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open relationships vary\u2014as do their odds of working"},"content":{"rendered":"
Can an open relationship work? New research\u2014which identifies five types of such nonmonogamous arrangements\u2014says it depends.<\/p>\n
Open relationships typically describe couples in which the partners have agreed on sexual activity with someone other than their primary romantic partner, while maintaining the couple bond.<\/p>\n
“We know that communication is helpful to all couples,” says Ronald Rogge, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Rochester and head of the Rogge Lab, where the research took place.<\/p>\n
“However, it is critical for couples in nonmonogamous relationships as they navigate the extra challenges of maintaining a nontraditional relationship in a monogamy-dominated culture. Secrecy surrounding sexual activity with others can all too easily become toxic and lead to feelings of neglect, insecurity, rejection, jealousy, and betrayal, even in nonmonogamous relationships.”<\/p>\n
Past studies have attempted to gauge the success of nonmonogamous relationships. But the critical difference this time is that the research team considered distinctions and nuances within various types of nonmonogamous relationships, and then assessed the success of each type independently.<\/p>\n