The Decisions to Open a Relationship

Most books on polyamory focus on people already in a multi-person relationship. This book’s unique contribution is to consider the social and psychological processes involved in how someone makes the decision to transition from a monogamous to a consensually nonmonogamous relationship.

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The unique contribution of The Decisions to Open a Relationship: To Three or Not to Three is how James K. Beggan considers the social and psychological processes involved in how someone makes the decision to transition from a monogamous to a consensually nonmonogamous relationship. Informed by extensive research drawn from sociology, psychology, and the decision-making literature, Beggan provides