Editing Non-monogamy (section)

{{Short description|Intimate relationship that is not strictly monogamous}}
{{Other uses|Non-mono (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Map-of-Nonmonogamy-3.2-Updated.png|thumb|upright=1.35 |Depiction of many types of non-monogamy and how they overlap]]

'''Non-monogamy''' (or '''nonmonogamy''') is an umbrella term that describes a relationship arrangement where one or more partners are not sexually and/or romantically exclusive to each other.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last1=Kelberga (Kelberg) |first1=Anna |last2=Martinsone |first2=Baiba |date=2022-09-21 |title=Motivation of non-monogamous adults to engage in sex with their different partners |journal=Frontiers in Psychology |language=English |volume=13 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.961949 |doi-access=free |pmid=36211920 |pmc=9533024 |issn=1664-1078}}</ref> [[Monogamy]] and non-monogamy are not strictly binary categories, but rather exist on a continuum encompassing various degrees of exclusivity and openness - at one end of this continuum lie strictly monogamous relationships, while at the other end are openly non-exclusive arrangements with numerous nuanced forms of varying degrees of openness in between.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ferrer |first=Jorge N. |date=2018-01-02 |title=Beyond the non/monogamy system: fluidity, hybridity, and transcendence in intimate relationships |journal=Psychology & Sexuality |language=en |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=3–20 |doi=10.1080/19419899.2017.1400459 |issn=1941-9899}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Parsons |first1=Jeffrey T. |last2=Starks |first2=Tyrel J. |last3=DuBois |first3=Steve |last4=Grov |first4=Christian |last5=Golub |first5=Sarit A. |date=February 2013 |title=Alternatives to Monogamy Among Gay Male Couples in a Community Survey: Implications for Mental Health and Sexual Risk |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |language=en |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=303–312 |doi=10.1007/s10508-011-9885-3 |issn=0004-0002 |pmc=5830303 |pmid=22187028}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nelson |first=Tammy |title=Redefining your relationship after infidelity: The new monogamy. |date=2013 |publisher=Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite SSRN |last=Le Cunff |first=Anne-Laure |date=2018 |title=Non-Monogamy: Measuring Degrees of Sexual and Romantic Exclusivity in Relationships |ssrn=3232078}}</ref> Non-monogamous relationships have been practiced across cultures and throughout history, reflecting diverse social norms, legal frameworks, and personal preferences.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ryan |first1=Christopher |title=Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships |last2=Jethá |first2=Cacilda |date=2010 |publisher=Harper |isbn=978-0-06-170780-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hicks |first=David |date=December 1988 |title=Literary Masks and Metaphysical Truths: Intimations from Timor |journal=American Anthropologist |language=en |volume=90 |issue=4 |pages=807–817 |doi=10.1525/aa.1988.90.4.02a00020 |issn=0002-7294}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Cataldo |first=Jeremiah W. |title=No means yes, right? Prohibited sex in the Bible |date=2022-06-16 |work=What the Bible Says About Sex |pages=109–125 |place=London |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9781003164074-8 |isbn=978-1-003-16407-4}}</ref>

In contemporary discourse, non-monogamy is understood to encompass a variety of practices, ranging from culturally institutionalised arrangements like [[polygamy]] to consensual agreements such as [[open relationship]]s and [[polyamory]], as well as non-consensual forms like [[infidelity]].