half open marriage

now, he said, he was acknowledging that he is fundamentally not a monogamous person, and that in addition to group play, he wanted to explore dating and sex with other people. i’ve told him there’s nothing to be ashamed of and nothing wrong with him. it’s absolutely possible to have a consensual nonmonogamous relationship where only one half of the partnership has sex with others. if you’re not interested in searching for dates, you can tend to your platonic and …

i want an open marriage

the key to a successful open marriage is for both consenting partners to be clear about their own desires and their expectations of their spouse. while they want their wife to feel fulfilled, they have some reservations about jumping into an open marriage… ‘for some years, i have been aware of my wife’s desire to explore her sexuality by having sex with other partners as a one-off or occasional activity. ‘i would, i think, be pleased to see her fulfilled …

half open relationship

that made me wonder: can a relationship be open for only one person? or is it unfair to hold each other to different standards? sometimes, for example, one partner is asexual, so the other needs to go elsewhere to get as much sex as they want. or sometimes, one person is attracted to more than one gender and wants to explore relationships with people of a different gender than their partner. if one person would go nuts thinking about their …

open marriage ruined my life

before i start i want to say please don’t berate me, i know i’ve been a terrible wife, i don’t need anyone confirming that fact for me. not long after we got married i realised i wasn’t satisfied with our sex so i asked him about threesomes and he said never, but i bothered him about it until he gave up and we had one with another man. after only a few times of going the group told me that …

open marriage success stories

our relationship continued even after we both left our jobs, and things went so well that it was the logical and natural next step for us to spend the rest of our lives together. our marriage was great, and it still is. we both got new jobs too, and the long, irregular work hours as creative professionals meant that we didn’t get to talk to each other as much at home. i think it was sometime in early 2019 — …