Example Sentences

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When the new season begins, Connie has a boyfriend; it’s an ethical nonmonogamous relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

Whether consensual nonmonogamous relationships encourage these traits or whether people more likely to exhibit these traits tend to be in nonmonogamous relationships isn’t clear.

From Slate • May 5, 2024

Same-sex marriage is legal, polyamory and nonmonogamous relationships are becoming less taboo, people are realizing they are asexual, and the love of your life could be one swipe away on dating apps.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024

For what it’s worth, a pretty small, yet oft-cited study from 1983 found “no statistically significant difference in marital stability” between monogamous and nonmonogamous couples.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2021

A 66-year-old nonmonogamous man who goes by Seadog described a similar shift with one of his regular partners.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2021