The Gay Male Couple’s Guide to Nonmonogamy

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34. In the second linked article.

Results: Frequencies

"In the sample, 73 couples (60.3%) reported that their relationship agreements were monogamous, and 48 (39.6%) stated that they were in sexually open/nonmonogamous relationships. In 33 (45.2%) of the 73 monogamous agreement couples, 1 or both partners reported outside sex since the beginning of the relationship; 17 (51.5%) of the broken monogamous agreement couples reported outside sex in the past year."

While 73 (60.3%) of the copules said they were monogamous and 48 (39.6%) said non-monogamous, 33 of those "monogamous" couples were not. Therefore 40 (33%) were actually monogamous, and 81 (67%) non-monogamous.

There is a stark difference between the ratios of monogamy:non-monogamy if it's based on what the couples say and what they do. In reality, most of the couples were non-monogamous.