New economic challenges, the experts said, have spurred even more demand for such arrangements.
But sport has been more resistant to such arrangements than other industries, with the best global talent tending to flow to one hub, be it the N.B.A., the National Hockey League, the P.G.A. Tour in golf or European soccer leagues.
But sports has been more resistant to such arrangements than other industries, with the best global talent tending to flow to one hub, be it the N.B.A., the N.H.L., the PGA Tour or Europe's soccer leagues.
There's been a lot of talk and a fair amount of hand-wringing about the numbers of couples that are living together -- there are 12 times as many cohabiting couples today as there were in the 1970s (in part because we're a lot more accepting of such arrangements and in part because Millennials are -- wisely -- delaying marriage).
(Those interested in a more comprehensive taxonomy of such arrangements may wish to consult "It's Called Polyamoryy,' " by Tamara Pincus and Rebecca Hiles, a book that provides definitions of, among other things, "designer relationships," "relationship anarchy," and the polyamorous "Z").
She is a member of the community-supported agriculture program at the Heifer Ranch, an international humanitarian relief organization that is experimenting with how to make such arrangements more popular and profitable for farmers around the world.
Some of the claims are surely exaggerated and it is time to take a more realistic look at what such arrangements can be expected to achieve.
Before extending too much generosity, consider the fact that such arrangements are more likely to make you bitter in the event of a breakup and to leave you vulnerable to your partner's poor financial choices.
Such arrangements are becoming more common.
