Nonmonogamy and Betrayal: A More Than Two Essentials Guide

A reflection on the many manifestations of broken trust in nonmonogamous relationships, and how to heal from them.

Nonmonogamy can assume many shapes, none of which can claim to be a “safe” model of intimacy. The jet-setting passport paramour who fits the needs of many far-flung lovers into a single carryon has as many opportunities to do right or wrong by their partners as the members of a homebound triad who prefer raising a family to raising hell on the nightlife scene.

Even the most casua...