When a recently married lesbian put pictures of herself with her new boyfriend on Instagram, it caused quite a stir. But for the polyamory couple involved, this is nothing new. For these daring adventurers, the love of many extends to group sex and lots of other delicious complications...

“Open” relationships can start with one or both partners seeking outside sexual encounters and satisfaction, while still having sex with, and sharing an emotional connection with, their primary partner. The intention of open relationships is usually not the pursuit of emotional involvement, just sexual excitement and thrills.

There is a different end game with polyamory. One definition describes this lifestyle as “the philosophy or ‘state of being’ in love or romantically involved with more than one person at the same time”.