ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Perhaps the grass is equally green on both sides. A new study finds that people in open relationships are actually just as happy as individuals who prefer monogamy.
Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed 2,124 people at least 25 years old about the quality of their relationship and/or partner. About 90% of those who took part were recruited from Craigslist. The sample group was found to consist of 1,507 individuals in monogamous relationships and 617 people in consensual nonmonogamous (CNM) relationships. Fifty-one percent of CNM participants were in polyamorous relationships, 25% identified as swingers, and 25% were in open relationships.
Participants were polled on areas including “satisfaction, commitment, trust, jealousy and passionate love, which is the intense love feeling often described in new relationships,” according to a university news release.
Those in CNM relationships were found to be equally satisfied as those who enjoyed monogamy. There was also no difference found in the level of passionate love between monogamous and nonmonogamous people.
“Overall, the outcomes for monogamous and consensual nonmonogamous participants were the same—indicating no net benefit of one relationship style over another,” says Terri Conley, associate professor of psychology and women’s studies at the university, and the study’s lead author, in the news release.
Yet when it came to matters of jealousy and trust, the researchers found people in open relationships actually exhibited lower levels of jealousy and “significantly” higher levels of trust than their counterparts. This finding goes against a number of recent studies that found the average person believes monogamous relationships are more satisfying, trusting, passionate, and less jealous than other types of relationships — which led the researchers to believe a bias is held against nonmonagamous people.
According to the study, prior research shows that about 20% of Americans have been in a consensual nonmonogamous relationship at some point in their lives. As many as 5% of people in relationships identify as being swingers.
The study, Investigation of Consensually Nonmonogamous Relationships, was published this week in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science.
I don’t think trust is measurable in this instance. A better measure would be divorce rate. Which group has the lower divorce rate, would be a better question.
Craigslist, hey? Well heck, that sounds like a good random sampling to truly evaluate the hypothesis….especially the escort and FWB sections.
This is fake science.
Just fake – no science involved.
You need to be an extremely trusting soul to be using Craig’s list as a dating site.
I have found that open relationships can be a great source of happiness and contentment. In fact, my wife and I enjoy an open relationship and I have never been happier. I’m sure she will feel the same way when she finds out that we have an open relationship.
amusing
Thank you.
Funny but accurate.
With one exception, all of the open relationship couples I’ve run into over the years have been very one way, with only one member going out and whoring it up while the other can’t recall the last time that he/she even flirted with someone else.
All said, open relationships are really just last ditch attempts by the non-cheating partner to save the relationship by effectively legalizing the cheating.
I finally talked my wife into having a 3-some with my best friend joining in for some straight action. That was the biggest mistake of my life because they ran away together. Boy, do I miss him!
Hehehehehehe Good one!
Well played.
So was this ridiculous, intentionally slanted survey performed before or after their marriages broke up because of the swinging? Because afterwards, they are no longer so happy or trusting.
I want to be a professor of women’s studies. That is perfect for me. What I have noticed is that any class or department that ends with the word ‘studies’ is total BS. I love it. I am an expert on women so I should definitely be teaching Women’s Studies 101 and up. Sock it to me ladies!
Isn’t this a lot like interviewing the skydiver on the pleasures of jumping, right before his chute fails to open?
What a crock of SHIITE – Oh, and don’t forget how forgiving they are too of the communicable diseases!
#HangSoros
Isn’t it funny how these leftist dens of filth continually keep doing studies and polls that everyone knows are designed simply to attack and destroy America’s value system. And how every sensible person sees them for what they really are.
It’s a bit of a lengthy movie but does a great job describing how Communists have infiltrated America utilizing Saul Allinsky tactics for organizing and tearing down including the Catholic Church!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGOPJwf78wg
“About 90% of those who took part were recruited from Craigslist.” There in comes the problem. And your expecting what kind of clientele from Craigslist to Volunteer? Fake Science….If you can call it that. Can I get free money for this kind of stupid study? Shezzzz….
They forget, this study funded by Soros and the demoncratic party.
I’m amazed that half the people surveyed on craigslist were non monogamous. I would have thought more like 90-95%. You can get the outcome you’re looking for on any subject, you just have to look in the right place.
My parents were swingers and mutually chose this lifestyle after they had their four children. Their swingers friends were also married couples who had children already and most had been married already about 7-10 years. They had swing parties, inviting usually about five or six other married couples. The number one rule was that everyone had to be married, single persons were never allowed to participate. They would dress up like regular party goers would and each would bring a dish of something they cooked to eat for the potluck buffet at one of the swinger couple homes. I suppose the women coordinated with one another on what they’d bring to eat. The host of the party would supple the booze unless they chose to ask them to bring their own.
I accepted the fact my parents were swingers and they were happy and loved one another just the same and all the couples were their best friends, the women especially liked one another and never jealous of each other always shared as best girlfriends do and yes there was always that mutual bond of trust between them all.
I later learned when I was a teenager that it was mutually understood that the couples
weren’t there for love relationships, they saw each other only when they were together as couples, never alone on a separate date and when they did get together it was for fun and having sex with
anothers spouse and nobody was ever hurt by
this or got jealous when they did. Sometimes my parents went away for the weekend with another couple on their boat or some other weekend vacation get-away, going out to dinner and enjoying themselves.
“…nobody was ever hurt by this or got jealous…”
Or so it was reported.
The real question is: how are they ALL doing now?
Yeah, they’re happy till they get “the rash”
Of course they’re more trusting.
Swinger 1: “Do you have anything?”
Swinger 2: “No, I’m clean!”
Swinger 1: “Great, let’s get on!”
Swinger 2: “Yea!”
The people involved in this survey you probably wouldn’t want to have sex with anyway.
And these liberals think we should pay hundreds of millions for their aids treatment!
Attention : Terri Conley, associate professor of psychology and women’s studies – we have a current position open for you for the Clinton 2020 campaign. Your understanding of Craigslist demographics, human sexual deficiency and perversion will be indispensable in our march to victory ! Please forward your resume, salary requirements and favorite meal to – John Podesta (parts unknown)