Robyn and Christopher Alesich, founders of polyamorous dating app Sister Wives

According to data from YouGov, 1% of the UK population are currently in polyamorous relationships and 8% would be open to being part of one. For clarity, this means that 680 thousand people are in polyamorous relationships and 5.4 million people are open to the idea.

Despite these numbers, polyamory is still largely misunderstood. If you weren’t aware, polyamory is a consensual non-monogamous relationship where individuals engage in multiple romantic or sexual relationships instead of just one. Each relationship is different, with boundaries that must be agreed to by all partners.

We spoke with polyamorous married couple Robyn and Christopher Aleisch, founders of polyamory dating app Sister Wives who have been in a relationship for over 20 years and hope to debunk misconceptions about theirs and many other relationships.

Common misconceptions about polyamorous relationships

Polyamory is just about sex

“Many people’s perception of polyamory is that the couple is greedy and just wants to have sex with other people. But really, many couples choose polyamory over monogamy for the freedom to love how it feels right to them; it’s not an escape hatch or an excuse to sleep with as many people as........

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