Skip navigation! Story from Sex. Last Updated 29 May , You know how difficult it is to swipe left and right when all you want is to enjoy a half-decent conversation in real life. You know how tedious it can be to flirt over the internet with people you may or may not have chemistry with. This is a city where people have sex in full view in nightclubs; Preston it is not. But is it true? Polyamory is not featured as a tick box in any census but anecdotal evidence suggests it is on the rise throughout the world.
In Berlin, a city known for pushing boundaries, the community is strong and growing. Zoe, 28, an editor who lived in Ireland for 10 years and is now Berlin-based, believes it is becoming the norm. People are far less threatened by it here. In Berlin lots of men and women of all ages state they are poly on dating apps like Tinder and Bumble. For poly-advocate Rebecca, 26, who is marrying her British boyfriend at the beginning of next month, poly is simply all about love.
Rebecca, a project manager from the German city Leipzig, met her boyfriend at a poly gathering. Rebecca says a Facebook group for organising poly events has grown from having 10 members to more than in the last 18 months. There are several other groups throughout the city.
I think the people who come to Berlin are very open-minded, they want to experiment. Rebecca and her partner talked for a long time about getting married before making a decision.
Their wedding will be a mix of traditional activities β families coming together, eating and drinking, signing the register β along with less common rituals. For Susanne, polyamory has been a way of life for 11 years. We talk a lot about feelings. The couple discussed becoming poly for a year before moving forward with the idea.
