Relationships are one of those things in life that you can never truly understand unless you’re inside of them yourself, and so I think that most of us try not to judge.
If you can manage that, it can be interesting to hear how things work for other people (and how they don’t) – and these 11 couples are talking about their choice to give an open relationship a try.
11. It’s total bs.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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10. She’s feeling protective.
I didn’t really expect this one!
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9. I bet many couples run into this issue.
There might not be much of a way around it.
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8. I hope it works out.
Instead of someone deciding they want out for good.
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7. It’s walking a fine line.
But the first step is identifying what you want!
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6. Maybe more rules should have been discussed.
Otherwise, I don’t think he did anything wrong.
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5. He’s definitely not happy.
But perhaps this should have been expected/discussed.
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4. Curious how this works.
But whatever works for your relationship should be a go!
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3. An odd sentiment, but ok.
Maybe one person just isn’t enough for some folks!
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2. If it all works out in the end, it will have been worth it.
And if it doesn’t, I suppose everyone has learned something.
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1. Sounds like something to explore in therapy.
It can sometimes feel good to be bad, but maybe not long term.
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I need follow ups on all of these because now I want to know what happened later on.
If you’ve been in an open relationship and want to share the details of how things turned out, our comments are open!
