# Throuples: why polyamory is taking over

An episode of [Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1383086982), 13 Mar 2024, 1 h 01 min.

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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. STUDYTIME: Why Is Polyamory So Popular? WDWLTW: • how much microplastic is in your right no • why flowering plants are studied more than endangered ones REFERENCES: 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/202210/what-makes-resilient-throuple 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/202009/meet-the-couples-that-date-single-women https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201601/the-one-penis-policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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