Turns Out, Open Relationships Can Be Just as Happy—24,000+ People Agree

We’ve all heard the assumption: opening up a relationship is a recipe for unhappiness. But a massive look at over 24,000 people across more than 30 studies suggests otherwise. The shape of your relationship—monogamous or open—didn’t decide who was happy. It’s one of those things that feels counterintuitive until you sit with it. Satisfaction levels matched between the two groups, meaning the structure itself isn’t the happiness killer we often assume it is. If you’ve ever had a partner ask about opening things up, this might hit close to home. What’s your experience been? Did opening up change your satisfaction, or was it more about the people involved than the setup?

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