July 2017 PMID 27096488

Prevalence of Experiences With Consensual Nonmonogamous Relationships: Findings From Two National Samples of Single Americans.

M L Haupert, Amanda N Gesselman, Amy C Moors, Helen E Fisher, Justin R Garcia

Mentions

250
Peak: 5 in Aug 2022
across 6 sources since Feb 2018

Extended reach

2,394,582
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Total likes

40,904

Video views

2,195,427

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What people are saying

The social discussions collectively express strong support and curiosity about the prevalence of consensual nonmonogamous relationships, with mentions of specific statistics such as '1 in 5 Americans' and gender differences. The tone varies from analytical to casual, with examples like a parent sharing a classroom video and others referencing studies, which reflect both personal interest and recognition of the research's social relevance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the findings of the study, with some referencing its accuracy and implications, such as the mentions of 20% prevalence and gender differences.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high curiosity about the topic, with many noting how common and relevant CNM is, and engaging with related videos and research.

EngagementHigh engagement

Several discussions go beyond surface-level reactions, citing specific statistics, debating implications, and referencing multiple sources and studies, indicating deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

While the discussions highlight the significance of the findings, the impact on broader social or clinical practices appears moderate but noteworthy, as some posts suggest changes in perceptions or practices.

Abstract in brief

  • More than one in five single US adults have engaged in consensual nonmonogamous relationships at some point in their lifetime, according to two national samples.
  • The prevalence of CNM is consistent across various demographics such as age, education, income, religion, region, political affiliation, and race, but varies by gender and sexual orientation, with men and LGBTQ+ individuals more likely to have experienced CNM.
  • These findings indicate that CNM is relatively common and diverse among US adults, suggesting that it should be considered in future research and clinical practice within therapy and family sciences.]

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Minutos Psíquicos
@minutopsiquico · X

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Aug 2, 2022 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 8,348 followers View post →
NickWolfinger
@NickWolfinger · X

Thanks to @GabrielRossman & @CharlesFLehman, I stand corrected: 20% seems to be accurate. https://t.co/2hSQ1GO8Zc

Oct 27, 2019 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 4,664 followers View post →
Dr Vian Aziz
@VIANAZIZFRCOGUK · X

خذ دراسة حديثة من مجلة Sexuality Research and Social Policy التي كشفت كيف يميل الناس إلى نزع الصفة الإنسانية عن أولئك الموجودين في علاقات غير احادية فقد كان يُنظر إليهم على أنهم أقل حبًا وحنانًا وأن لديهم المزيد من المشاعر "الحيوانية" مثل الشهوة والخوف https://t.co/QivAfZadLY

Oct 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 57,868 followers View post →
Ready for Polyamory
@ready4polyamory · X

@cupcukes Got distracted before hitting send on this sorry! The study is here: https://t.co/4xFNMJ7rh7

Nov 8, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,156 followers View post →
HeathSchechinger PhD
@DrSchechinger · X

The discrepancy between the number of Americans expressing interest in non-monogamous relationships and those actively engaging in them is thought-provoking. YouGov poll: https://t.co/yhviLQ54Ad Prevalence of CNM experiences: https://t.co/59NMAcdaFe #relationships #nonmonogamy https://t.co/WvYrt9QScs

May 31, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,099 followers View post →
エイブ - Abraham Link
@AbrahamDaBlink · X

This vid has pissed me off for ages so imma ralk about it for a bit. For starters: DO NOT TRUST SELF-REPORTED LEVELS OF HAPPINESS YOU FUCKIN' MORON! Even if you get your sample size up to the whole fuckin' population, self-reported happiness is unreliable https://t.co/3NaYCy7a7W

Apr 10, 2020 · 2 likes · 242 followers View post →

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Michelle Larva
@MichelleLarva · X

1. https://t.co/kv4lNFl4LL 2. https://t.co/DwYj6yuAKQ 3. https://t.co/GZQlYLQfqo

Nov 5, 2024 · 1 like · 152 followers View post →
phil illy
@autogynephil · X

@elegationvain @AGPnao Yes males seem more likely to be interested in trying nonmonogamy. This study found in a couple samples that males were either 1.66X or 1.83X as likely to have experience with CNM. But nonheterosexuality predicted similarly elevated odds: https://t.co/g7Ih3ML5W0

Jun 7, 2024 · 2,266 followers View post →
batty rash
@battyrash · X

Daughter came home for school yesterday and said: dad, we had to watch a video in PHSE that was basically convincing us to have threesomes. Here’s the video, what do you think? https://t.co/YcJ3kvH3mv

Apr 18, 2024 · 1 like · 1,320 followers View post →
MugaSofer
@MugaSofer · X

@sparktherevolt Yeah, it's slippery (although TBF vegetarians also vary in how dedicated they are.) This survey claims 21.9% (!) of the US have ever attempted "consensual nonmonogamy" https://t.co/9baJEv6otm This one claims 10.5% have tried vegetarianism, 2% still do https://t.co/6E45lH5aw8

Dec 6, 2023 · 391 followers View post →
一五三7639
@number1537639 · X

@TearD0WNtheWall https://t.co/UAjO38hS7t 还有这个调查

Oct 18, 2023 · 284 followers View post →
Elereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
@EleriTMLH · X

RT @DrSchechinger: The discrepancy between the number of Americans expressing interest in non-monogamous relationships and those actively e…

May 31, 2023 · 1 share · 514 followers View post →
HeathSchechinger PhD
@DrSchechinger · X

The discrepancy between the number of Americans expressing interest in non-monogamous relationships and those actively engaging in them is thought-provoking. YouGov poll: https://t.co/yhviLQ54Ad Prevalence of CNM experiences: https://t.co/59NMAcdaFe #relationships #nonmonogamy https://t.co/WvYrt9QScs

May 31, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,099 followers View post →
Saint Agatha, the protector of the boobs
@thebadlavender · X

@pomodoris_ @blackvcarol Alguns links: https://t.co/c2a1ABNp5f https://t.co/fNMcPXZUtf

Apr 8, 2023 · 223 followers View post →
JelenTom
@ENM_Jelen · X

Studie z roku 2017 uvádí, že muži (ve s rovnání se ženami) a ti, kteří se identifikují jako gayové, lesbičky nebo bisexuálové, (ve srovnání s těmi, kteří se identifikují jako heterosexuálové) mají častější zkušeností s ENM https://t.co/ROoMiy4D5h

Feb 21, 2023 · 1 like · 2,030 followers View post →
Ready for Polyamory
@ready4polyamory · X

@cupcukes Got distracted before hitting send on this sorry! The study is here: https://t.co/4xFNMJ7rh7

Nov 8, 2022 · 2 likes · 4,156 followers View post →
André Lucena
@andrecena · X

@CCOELHO004 @reginanavarro https://t.co/td9LqUfjcv

Aug 3, 2022 · 63 followers View post →
PedroGdP
@pedrogpaula · X

RT @minutopsiquicos: Acabamos de publicar um vídeo sobre relacionamentos abertos e poliamorosos no canal! Aqui vai um trechinho: https://t.…

Aug 2, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,475 followers View post →
Psicologo Paulo de Souza
@psipaulosouza · X

RELACIONAMENTOS ABERTOS E POLIAMOROSOS https://t.co/UPs2AxiQyg

Aug 2, 2022 · 34,461 followers View post →
Minutos Psíquicos
@minutopsiquico · X

Acabamos de publicar um vídeo sobre relacionamentos abertos e poliamorosos no canal! Aqui vai um trechinho: https://t.co/BXyQ0CFHwI https://t.co/T2L6lkBZ9x

Aug 2, 2022 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 8,348 followers View post →
Parker Jay-Pachirat
@parkerjayp · X

Non-monogamous relationships are actually more common than you might think! This study (https://t.co/ONHFDmzoeW) found that 1 in 5 Americans have engaged in CNM (as common as owning a cat). (3/4)

Jan 14, 2022 · 1 like · 5,768 followers View post →
mahmoud
@mahmoud34527 · X

RT @VIANAZIZFRCOGUK: خذ دراسة حديثة من مجلة Sexuality Research and Social Policy التي كشفت كيف يميل الناس إلى نزع الصفة الإنسانية عن أولئك…

Oct 2, 2021 · 1 share · 866 followers View post →
Dr Vian Aziz
@VIANAZIZFRCOGUK · X

خذ دراسة حديثة من مجلة Sexuality Research and Social Policy التي كشفت كيف يميل الناس إلى نزع الصفة الإنسانية عن أولئك الموجودين في علاقات غير احادية فقد كان يُنظر إليهم على أنهم أقل حبًا وحنانًا وأن لديهم المزيد من المشاعر "الحيوانية" مثل الشهوة والخوف https://t.co/QivAfZadLY

Oct 2, 2021 · 2 likes · 1 share · 57,868 followers View post →
KatWhitman
@Mile_by_Mile · X

https://t.co/7WecOj81Lv

Jun 28, 2021 · 4,211 followers View post →
エモリー 投げ捨てる
@redcomet_0093 · X

@deadtom @cdxliv444 https://t.co/hwGELJqFnN

May 27, 2021 · 33 followers View post →
Switching Styles
@StyleSwitching · X

About 20% of Americans are currently in or have been in a "consensual non-monogamous relationship" at some point throughout their life (Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (https://t.co/vr4rC8V979)). Here’s some polyamorous covers of “Dionysus” by

Apr 21, 2021 · 36 followers View post →
Justin Garcia
@DrJustinGarcia · X

@GretaAurora @kinseyinstitute .@GretaAurora, that’s not what above is reporting — the published study included lifetime experience of CNM in 2 samples of currently single adults in the US. Hope this clarifies! https://t.co/5x2vRhTuob

Dec 18, 2020 · 1,158 followers View post →
Michael
@MichaelGGG333 · X

@morethanohKAY There seems to be a fair amount of evidence that suggests that polyamory works really well for some people outside of caddish dating. This video even goes into how our own biases favor monogamy. It’s an interesting watch if you’re up for it. https://t.co/hcjrJ49PL2

Aug 30, 2020 · 64 followers View post →
Jacky
@_boe_jiden_ · X

https://t.co/vkLThIS1js

Jun 3, 2020 · 24 followers View post →
エイブ - Abraham Link
@AbrahamDaBlink · X

This vid has pissed me off for ages so imma ralk about it for a bit. For starters: DO NOT TRUST SELF-REPORTED LEVELS OF HAPPINESS YOU FUCKIN' MORON! Even if you get your sample size up to the whole fuckin' population, self-reported happiness is unreliable https://t.co/3NaYCy7a7W

Apr 10, 2020 · 2 likes · 242 followers View post →
KatWhitman
@Mile_by_Mile · X

https://t.co/AHsx7xMng4

Mar 15, 2020 · 4,211 followers View post →
KatWhitman
@Mile_by_Mile · X

https://t.co/4kVwiKffyP

Mar 7, 2020 · 4,211 followers View post →
Ken Paris
@TunaSafeDolphin · X

RT @NickWolfinger: Thanks to @GabrielRossman & @CharlesFLehman, I stand corrected: 20% seems to be accurate. https://t.co/2hSQ1GO8Zc

Oct 27, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,506 followers View post →
Botnets & Scramjets(
@elnoblesalvaje · X

@sanderwagner @phl43 Here’s one source for this claim. Make of it what you will. https://t.co/QK5NFLYylG

Oct 27, 2019 · 30 followers View post →
NickWolfinger
@NickWolfinger · X

Thanks to @GabrielRossman & @CharlesFLehman, I stand corrected: 20% seems to be accurate. https://t.co/2hSQ1GO8Zc

Oct 27, 2019 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 4,664 followers View post →
Kevin Wilson
@WilsonKM2 · X

@DouthatNYT About 20% of unmarried in the US: https://t.co/ZHF8NemkFN Anecdotally in Canada: this seems high but not *absurdly* high, especially if you think about it as lifetime prevalence rather than current prevalence.

Aug 6, 2019 · 5,799 followers View post →
STYLES ROYAL Galenium Royal INC
@imstylesroyal · X

https://t.co/AdDfu68okL

Jun 13, 2019 · 222 followers View post →
KatWhitman
@Mile_by_Mile · X

https://t.co/IYviXpBGay

Jun 4, 2019 · 4,211 followers View post →
KatWhitman
@Mile_by_Mile · X

https://t.co/uNPJYAE6bQ

Apr 13, 2019 · 4,211 followers View post →
Suga
@SugaKonQ · X

@litmanya This is a shorter video https://t.co/bGhAZWjlqQ

Feb 20, 2019 · 923 followers View post →
Zelda Aurora Gabriel
@ZeldaAGabriel · X

Should You Be Monogamous? https://t.co/GXnitwibue via @YouTube “No, we promise this isn’t biased!”

Feb 13, 2019 · 4,003 followers View post →
Marianne Brandon
@drbrandon · X

Researchers suggest that consensual #nonmonogamy is more common than many #health care practitioners realize https://t.co/WAHGlmFhhr. https://t.co/SydMBIrvzE

Feb 1, 2019 · 18,899 followers View post →
Marianne Brandon
@drbrandon · X

Single #men were more apt to have had a consensually #nonmonogamous #relationship than #single women in this sample https://t.co/WAHGlmFhhr https://t.co/zjkxyO70ZP

Jan 5, 2019 · 18,899 followers View post →
AL-SHIBAMI
@AL_SHIBAMI_ · X

I liked a @YouTube video https://t.co/evu1dYGOrN Should You Be Monogamous?

Jan 3, 2019 · 182 followers View post →
Indrajeet Datta
@Indrajeet_Datta · X

Should You Be Monogamous? https://t.co/Lx3RMeMhqH

Jan 1, 2019 · 109 followers View post →