‘A happy memory is perhaps on this earth truer than happiness itself.’ –Alfred de Musset
This research examined eroticism and nurturance among individuals in polyamorous and monogamous relationships.
As expected, polyamorous participants experienced less eroticism but more nurturance in their relationships with their primary partner compared to secondary.
Furthermore, people in polyamorous relationships reported more nurturance with primary partners and eroticism with secondary partners compared to people in monogamous relationships.
Rolls-Royce radiator mascot { Charles Sykes, Spirit of Ecstasy, 1910 }