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Found the source.

> A YouGov poll of more than 23,000 Americans finds that about a quarter (25%) of Americans say they would be interested in having an open relationship.

https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/202...

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I don't think that's the right source question, I think it's this one from this study, https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/a4tvy27qfw/Updated%20Results%20f...

"On a scale where 0 is completely monogamous and 6 is completely non-monogamous, how would you describe your current relationship?"

The results were:

0 (completely monogamous) 71%

1 4%

2 3%

3 4%

4 5%

5 2%

6 5%

Not sure 6%

So maybe people who are scoring themselves 1 or 2 are thinking about other people, 3 flirt with others or something?

Seems like a really odd question. What would ratings 2 through 5 even mean?

Monogam-ish

"Just a little light swinging, just on special occasions."

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I think the intermediate ratings mostly describe non-committed recent partnerships. It's become less rare for people to start having sex before deciding whether they are "in a relationship".

It could involve a spectrum of activities such as

* Occasionally kisses other people

* OK with oneself and SO dancing with other people with physical contact

* One of the members of the partnership does some form of sex work (including phone-sex operator, webcam peformer, exotic dancer, etc)

* Occasional threesomes

None of these would be monogamous by some definition, but some would consider these different from a style of nommonogamy where someone dates entirely separately from their partner(s)

They could also use a quarter to do a coin flip if a marriage will end in divorce. 45% by 2021 estimates.

No ring, no alimony and no child support has free love written all over it in the 21st century.

Its obvious that it takes a lot of synergy nowadays to not be a statistic :)

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