What is your opinion on open relationship's ?
22 Answers to "What is your opinion on open relationship's ?"
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Not to debate your definition of "open-relationship" but the only couples I know who call their relationship "open" are very much in love with their secondary partners. It isn't purely physical. Swingers have non-emotional partners. Poly couples seek love and affection.
More than semantics, the differences are huge in how they affect your primary relationship. In one, there is only one love and other bodies are brought in to expand the physical realm. In the other, there is the shared admission that parties are capable of more than one love simultaneously.Like (3)
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aint my thang
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I find it works well for me and my girlfriend, we are basically best friends who share everything but we both enjoy other things sexually. It helps that we do most things together, I love her to pieces and that is reciprocated but we both like to explore other sexual things but usually together. Hope this helps, honesty is vital in such a relationship
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I agree with majority of the answers on here. As long as it is ok with every one in the relationship. I am in an open relationship, and my only rule is as long as my loves tell me what's going on and are completely honest.
Don't say I'm just being experimental because I'm 'young' or 'just trying to figure myself out' or something like that.Like (2)
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Total waste of time. May as well stay single IMO.
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Fine for others I suppose.
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So basically..you want the stability of a relationship while being about to sleep around? No, just..why bother? The whole point of a relationship is to remain loyal to one person that you may want to marry.
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I've know a few people who claim it works well for them but It would never work for my hubs and I.....We like the bond we have with being exclusive!!
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sounds like a mess
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They're not real relationships.
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I started to see this guy then later found out he had a girlfriend. he said she "didn't care if he screwed around as long as she didn't know about it" but strange enough she hated it being called an open relationship. Being apart of that, it felt unfair and frustrating. To me an open relationship just seems like a lie you use when things are falling apart and neither person wants to deal with it.
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I am talking about a serious healthy relationship where both partners consent to it, do you know what I mean ?
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For slutss.
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It is fun to be a man **** haha
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They never work long term. It's usually only "open" for one person.
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"never" hmmm? I doubt that.
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Going back to the seventies, I knew of several. None are still in existence; and they all ended badly. I don't think it's normal or natural to share in this way. Someone always gets hurt.
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For me, that's dating, not a relationship.
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That used to be called not going steady, & so a mutual agreement would have to be met. Honesty is always best.
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extremely stupid
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I couldn't go for an open relationship, but, then again, I'm single. I still think I'd frown upon any significant other "spreading the love around."
Update: I forgot to mention that if others want to do that kind of thing, then it's no business of mine.Like (1)
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Just like relationships that aren't open, communication is the key. Lay down good ground rules, and if either partner is too jealous to maintain, shut it down.
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NO F'ING WAY! , not for me anyway.
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Posted by mitch2k1 Jan 7th, 2013 at 12:59PM
always an interesting question. I am in favour under strict set of circumstances. 1- Total honesty, no doing it behind someones back. 2- open = complete trust. If you have any ANY doubts that you can handle the emotional angle...DONT do it. 3 - TAKE IT SLOW.. we took almost 2 years, we sexted with others, then cammed, and ultimately decided to have a 4sum so we would not be able to accuse the other of "cheating" 1st. it takes complete honesty and a deeply commited relationship to do this. at 18-21, I doubt you meet the criteria, and your partner is looking for more action, you WILL feel jealous and it WILL end your relationship..but you're young, and likely will not tbe the end of your relationships. Good luck
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