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Countering the Monogamy-Superiority Myth: A Meta-Analysis of the Differences in Relationship Satisfaction and Sexual Satisfaction as a Function of Relationship Orientation

- Sexual Psychology
April 19, 2025
Relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction play a significant role in an individual’s wellbeing (Byers, Citation2005; Schoenfeld et al., Citation2017). Relationship satisfaction is defined as an individuals’ overall happiness with their relationship/s (Garner et al., Citation2019).

HARD COPY: Countering the monogamy-superiority myth

The Western romantic-industrial complex relies on the durability of monogamy as the most popular relational life-mode. This study used data from more than 24,000 people from around the world. It joins the growing field of research that sheds light on what people want from their relationships and how they structure them accordingly in order to get it. We are also pointing you in the direction of this great synopsis from The Conversation by one of the researchers of the study. In it Joel Anderson contextualizes the research and defines some related concepts and terminology.

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