Best Books on Non-Monogamy

  • MORE

    One woman’s memoir of opening up her marriage, including the struggles, excitements, and all the mistakes and learnings along the way.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • Polywise

    The modern guide to exploring Polyamory! Polywise provides frameworks to shift from monogamy to nonmonogamy and the tools to navigate big ENM milestones.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • The Ethical Slut

    A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love. The main book we used to open our relationship 10+ years ago.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • Cultivating Connection

    Drawing from polyvagal and attachment theories, Cultivating Connection is written with practical application in mind and exercises to help you and your partners practice new skills together.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • Opening Up

    A Guide To Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships. An overview of all forms of open relationships, drawing from hundreds of interviews.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • Mating in Captivity

    Although not directly about open relationships, this book offers a new take on intimacy and the balance between desire/distance and intimacy/comfort.

    Buy on Amazon here

  • The State of Affiars

    This book is all about affairs–why they happen and the many forms they take. Buy on Amazon here.

  • Happy Life in an Open Relationship

    A handbook to healthy nonmonogamous relationships made of compelling personal stories, anecdotes from clients, and practical exercises.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • Polysecure

    A book that applies attachment theory to emotions, especially jealousy, in consensual nonmonogamy.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • The Smart Girls Guide to Polyamory

    A comprehensive guide to polyamory, open relationships, and other forms of alternative love.

    Buy on Amazon here.

  • Designer Relationships

    A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Open Relationships.

    Buy on Amazon here.