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Gay Guys Are Having More Open Relationships Than Ever<\/b><\/p>\n

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There’s never been a better time to be alive, queer, and horny<\/a>! First there was that study showing that people are growing far more likely than ever to have same-sex sexual encounters<\/a>, and to identify as bisexual<\/a>. Now there’s another study showing that queers are having more open relationships than ever before.<\/p>\n

Is this a good thing? Well, the jury’s still out on that. Short-term, having an open relationship can be a lot of fun, and can mean a lot of sex<\/a>. But long-term, there are some unique relationship hurdles that our culture doesn’t exactly prepare us for. It’s easy to model behavior on monogamous couples<\/a> that you see in movies and on TV, but how many healthy happy stable poly guys<\/a> do you see?<\/p>\n

Related: I Don’t: Six Kinds Of Relationships To Try Before, Or Instead Of, Marriage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The research comes from Australia, <\/a>where a third (!) of respondents said that they were in open relationships. About the same amount said they were monogamous, a quarter said they were just having casual sex<\/a>, and the rest aren’t getting any ass<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n

Other intriguing findings: half used apps to meet other guys<\/a>; a third meet guys<\/a> in bars; and just over a quarter make new friends in saunas. Saunas! Is that an Australian thing, or is this some global gay<\/a> trend that we’ve missed out on? Saunas used to be a big thing in the United States but we can’t think of the last time any of our friends mentioned going to one.<\/p>\n

Related: Guys Reveal How They Really Feel About Open Relationships<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

And there’s some good news from the survey as well: a doubling in the rate of STI testing. If we’re all having more sex<\/a> we’ll need to be extra-vigilant about combatting diseases. For example, after International Mr. Leather last weekend, there was a mini-outbreak of severe flu-like symptoms in Chicago. A bunch of attendees wound up hospitalized. But quick testing and quarantines kept the illness under control, and despite a little rumor-mongering about meningitis, everyone seems to be on the mend.<\/p>\n

So in terms of physical health, it seems like we’re making some good choices about being in open relationships. But what about emotional health? That’s a much harder quality to gauge. Time will just have to tell whether this means bigger, healthier, happier families; or if the lack of poly visibility leads to heartbreaks and mistakes.<\/p>\n

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