When it comes to love, more people are expanding their options, with about one-third of Seattle-area OkCupid users saying they're open to polyamory and non-monogamy.

Why it matters: There's been an active polyamorous community in Seattle for decades, clinical psychologist Sheppard Salusky told Axios.

• That includes singles who date multiple people, couples who bring in a third and groups of three or more sexually involved people who live together as family.

What they're saying: Polyamory doesn't always work out long-term for some of the people Salusky has counseled, though trying out the lifestyle can be fun.

• Jealousy is common, even among people who are typically open-minded.
• "Often, the person who accumulates many sexual partners will be happy while the other person feels left out," he said.

Catch up quick: Media coverage, a buzzy new memoir and shows like "Couple to Throuple" are bringing polyamory into mainstream conversations.

By the numbers: Data is limited on the prevalence of polyamory — and surveys differ in how they ask about relationship preferences — but there seems to be an uptick in openness to the lifestyle.

• About one-third of polled American singles say they've had a consensually non-monogamous relationship, according to Match's 2024 Singles in America study — and a slightly higher proportion described their ideal relationship as something other than complete monogamy in a 2023 YouGov survey.
• Feeld, which bills itself as a sex-positive dating app for the "curious," has seen a 500% increase over the last three years in the number of app users including the terms "ethically non-monogamous" and "polyamorous" in their profiles, said Feeld CEO Ana Kirova.

Among Seattleites, 37% of those who've used OkCupid over the past two years say they would consider an open relationship, and on Feeld, there's been an increase of over 150% in the number of people using the terms "ethically non-monogamous" or ENM and "polyamorous," per the companies.

Flashback: The interest in non-monogamy grew during lockdown, when people had more time to consider their sexual identities and what they wanted out of relationships, said Kirova.

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The FAA is investigating after a whistleblower alleged hasty manufacturing practices at Boeing left the company's 777 and 787 planes with structural defects. Boeing denies the claims. (KING 5)

🏀 The WNBA draft starts Monday, but Seattle doesn't have a first-round pick, so we won't be seeing Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark in a Storm uniform. (Axios)

• You can still catch the action on ESPN, which will be broadcasting live. Ballard's Rough & Tumble pub tells us they'll also be screening the action.

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• The new off-leash areas will be located at the South Park Community Center, West Seattle Stadium, Smith Cove Park, Georgetown Flume and Othello Playground, per Seattle Parks & Recreation.

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Here's a look at some of the April historical events in the city, sourced from state history encyclopedia HistoryLink and local newspaper and university archives.

April 9, 1967: The first Boeing 737 prototype flew out of Boeing Field. "Baby Boeing" is the precursor to the ubiquitous 737 models we know today.

• You can visit the original at the Museum of Flight.

April 10, 2006: 15,000 people marched in Seattle against House Bill 4437, which had passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives and would have made being undocumented a crime.

• The march led to more actions for immigrant rights, culminating in the May 1, 2006, "Day Without an Immigrant" march in Seattle — part of one of the largest nationwide protests in American history.
• HB 4437 never passed the Senate.