50 SHADES OF COUPLES

Women’s perspectives

An episode from the series OUR BODIES, OUR MINDS

Synopsis

Over the last 40 years, the traditional model of what defines a couple has been turned upside down.

43% of French people admit to having had an affair. Some couples are reinventing relationships, such as the so-called polyamorous, sex-friends, or open couples, which seem at odds with conjugality.

Meanwhile, others can’t conceive of sharing their partner with someone else.