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Most of us grew up seeing representations of <\/b>monogamous relationships<\/b><\/a> all around us.<\/b><\/p>\n Our families, our communities, the magazines we read and the television shows we watched all showed us that a <\/span>loving relationship was based on loyalty and commitment between two people<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>monogamous marriage<\/b> was the only form of marriage. So what is a monogamous relationship?<\/span><\/p>\n In simple terms, such a relationship, or a monogamous marriage, is one where the two partners are physically and emotionally intimate only with each other.<\/b> There is no room for cheating. Both partners have vowed to uphold the <\/span>traditional marital vows<\/span><\/a> and be true only to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n If one of them strayed and slept with someone else, the relationship was over, or at the very least, trust was broken, and the relationship was never the same.<\/span><\/p>\n While monogamy may be the norm in many places, there is a growing interest around the world in <\/span>polyamory which involves open relationships at an intimate or romantic level with more than one person at a time.<\/b><\/p>\n A polyamorous relationship can be formed by people of the same or different sexual orientations consisting of heterosexual, lesbian, gay, or bisexual partners.<\/b><\/p>\n Over the years, the concept of polyamory has become more acceptable with its popularity being visible even in pop culture and news. Take this CBSN documentary for instance:<\/span><\/p>\n