Throuples, quads, polyamory, polycules, it turns out that non-monogamous relationships are on the rise. It is common now for people to date more than one person, but this trend has existed for thousands of years. Today we are going to explain the psychology of polyamory, as well as some scientific studies and historical research about how these types of relationships continue to exist - and why they may actually be better than typical monogamous relationships. For more Sidenote Podcast episodes: http://sidenotepodcast.com/ Sources and further reading: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27215273/ https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.619640/full https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974590 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27096488/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30932711/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jftr.12546#:~:text=Other%20studies%20found%20that%20people,et%20al.%2C%202021%3B%20Cunningham https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202208/the-truth-about-threesomes-triads-and-throuples https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/202210/what-makes-resilient-throuple