In my last newsletter, we explored a positive example of polyamory done right: the Aubrey Marcus Trilogy. This week, we’re flipping the coin. Let’s talk about a far more common—and far more painful—portrayal of non-monogamy: the reality show PolyFamily.

Back in June, Aubrey Marcus, a successful entrepreneur and influencer also known for his very public nonmonogamy journey, dropped the first in what would become a three-part podcast series about his evolving relationship structure with his wife, Vylana, and their other partners. If you were anywhere near Instagram or YouTube when that first episode landed, you probably saw the backlash — the comment sections were so heated they had to be shut down. At the time, I was in the middle…