The unexpected benefits of having multiple lovers

Polyamory is considered by psychologists to be a type of consensual non-monogamy – open relationships where each partner has consent to see other people.

Research has found that about 21% of us will engage in some form of consensual non-monogamy at some point in our lives and about 5% of people are in a relationship like this right now.

Video by Griesham Taan

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