Open relationships: The more the merrier or a recipe for disaster?
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The Times
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🗓️ 12 May 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Open relationships are more popular than ever - but what's it like being in one? And what’s the history of non-monogamous, consensual, romantic relationships - from prehistoric times, via the Second World War to the modern internet age?
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Guests:
- Molly Roden Winter, author of More: A Memoir of Open Marriage.
- Dr Elisabeth Sheff, sociologist, author and polyamory expert.
Host: Jane Mulkerrins.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Clips: Challengers / Luca Guadagnino / Warner Bros. Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios, Couple to Throuple / NBCUniversal / Naked Television / Peacock.
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