But increasingly, people, including therapists, are recognizing there's another option:
consensual nonmonogamy (CNM).
Although
consensual nonmonogamy is coming out of the shadows, I doubt it'll ever be the choice of the majority of people.
So instead, I recommended they consider polyamory, a form of
consensual nonmonogamy.
Consensual nonmonogamy isn't just about sex and marriage: it's about expanding our concepts of relationships so that individuals, couples, and families can set rules of engagement that fit their situations and can be adapted as their circumstances change.
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But more and more therapists are recognizing there's another option:
consensual nonmonogamy.
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Consensual NonMonogamy is the fastest growing relationship trend of the new millennium.
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I'm intrigued by the idea of RA just as I am intrigued by the idea of
consensual nonmonogamy.
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Read about people who have explored
consensual nonmonogamy or, if you can, talk to them.
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Talk about what scares you about
consensual nonmonogamy.
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With a headline and topic like that, of course it went viral — as if no one ever considered that
consensual nonmonogamy has existed for decades and, yes, it might actually be a good thing for the couples who want it and choose it.
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We do need healthy models of
consensual nonmonogamy, because as I've written before, everything we think about nonmonogamy has to do with cheating and deception, or promiscuity.
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For nearly a year, Dominus reported on couples engaged in
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