Briefly discuss the consequences of nonmonogamy for the primary relationship.
What will be an ideal response?
A review of the limited published research looked at the consequences for psychological well-being, as measured by personality tests, and measures of anxiety and depression. In most comparisons, monogamists and consensual nonmonogamists did not differ significantly. A few studies found the CNs were more likely to report present and past psychological distress, suggesting that poorer well-being predates participation in CN relationships. Turning to measures of relationship quality-adjustment, satisfaction, sexual frequency, jealousy-the authors conclude "there is an absence of evidence that consensual nonmonogamists differ from monogamists in these domains." There is also little evidence that consensual nonmonogamy leads to higher rates of separation and divorce. Of course, these alternative relationship forms are relatively new. As more research is carried out on more diverse samples and over longer time periods, the results may differ.
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