Open Relationships

[DanielBrown]

An old friend of mine was in a relationship with some guy. He suggested that they should have an open relationship and she was all game.
It wasn't as awesome when she fooled around like crazy while he didn't get any action however.

As for myself; no, I wouldn't want an open relationship. I'm completly disgusted by cheating and in my perception you're either in a relationship with one person, or you're not in one at all.
Mormons gonna hate.

 

[Wondermint13]

I suggested to an ex girlfriend of mine once to have an open relationship. But not because I wanted different Women, but because I wanted my girlfriend to have a different man from time to. It was just something that really turned me on back then. I actually wanted to have a girfriend that has been 'appreciated' by another guy while we were in a relationship. I think she tried it with a friend of mine once and I had never felt so proud of her. But it wasnt really for us so we went back to the whole fairytale relationship instead.

Though despite my thrills and what-not I'm completely sickened by cheating! It's unforgiveable in my eyes. If you're going to be a classic couple there are things you have to accept. There's not much I would not give my girl so long as she was willing to talk to me first

As for other reasons, I encounted mostly the females of an open relationship because it seemed it was their boyfriends who were always away studying abroad or just traveling while She would stay with her close friends, family and pets. We're hot blooded afterall so I can see why some people would need a little affection with so much time apart from the other half. That or the guy had already made up his mind before he left that we was going to get freaky while away.

I think Ive had a thing with atleast 2 girls in the past who have claimed to be in open relationships but I know that sometimes a girl just says that for the sake of thrilling the one she is after..

As for now? So long as I have a woman that makes me proud. Ofcourse!

 

[Lucifron]

I'm not even going to go into the rest of that stuff...
But how awkward would that phone call be!?

Um, not at all?

"Hey, honey, I'm over at Megan's - she wants to have sex."

"Okay, see you later. Have fun - remember to use protection."

Then again, keep in mind that I am like the least jealous person on the planet. About sex, anyway. Chocolate not so much.

Spoiler

OT/response: I do not believe that sex is the same thing as love, or that utilizing another person to "get off" has to be very different from watching a porno. As long as both parties are in understanding, then what the hell?
I'm not saying that running around and fucking other people is the best way to keep a marriage going, I'd probably be disinclined to the idea regardless of amounts of utilization in my own relationship(s), but swinging seems like a fun thing to do.

 

[Aerodyamic]

Based on personal experience, open relationships only work if all parties involved are aware of the situation, completely grasp it, and are truly 100% accepting of it. If the principals involved can't negotiate, trust each other, and be completely honest, it won't work.

That said, it's possible to have them work, if the reasons are valid, and if all involved are of a non-jealous stripe, which is pretty rare.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

I have trouble enough finding ONE girlfriend so I doubt I would be in a open relationship. I think it would be a little odd.

 

[Flames66]

I hate a couple of roommates who had that kind of arrangement.

Why did you hate them?

I haven't personally met anyone with that arrangement, but I have heard of them.

 

[nettkenneth]

the couple in the apartment next to mine........the horror

*goes back into the corner and rocks himself to sleep

 

[Scars Unseen]

I hate a couple of roommates who had that kind of arrangement.

Why did you hate them?

I haven't personally met anyone with that arrangement, but I have heard of them.

Well that was a weird typo. had... I had a couple of roommates that were in an open relationship.

 

[Slippers]

I would never be in one.

I am not that insecure either, however I was brought up in a very traditional household for my country and I do indeed have a viewpoint that makes it "unacceptable".

While I do have great doubts that a relationship like this can really last, if it can - good, but don not ask me about my sincere opinion on it.

 

[Outright Villainy]

I'm in an odd position on this one. Whilst I have nothing against the idea at all, I'm pretty jealous by nature, and I wouldn't really wanna be a dick about it, that wouldn't be healthy at all.

I'm not completely averse to trying one sometime mind.

 

[ReservoirAngel]

I find the idea to be weird and kinda horrible. I mean...if you want to fuck around with strangers, don't get in a relationship to begin with. To me, "open relationship" just means "I want to feel grown up, but I just love getting nailed in public bathrooms by drunken strangers." Maybe I'm just not in the right frame of mind to understand the whole thing.

Thought to be honest, there are a few times I wish I had one. You know, just to be ABLE to try your luck with hot guys you meet. Like the other week down town. Guy I aint seen in ages who I used to be best friends with bumped into me and was totally, outrageously flirting with me to the point of inviting me back to his place. If I was single, or in an open relationship I would have gone with him in a fucking heartbeat.

But alas, twas not the case so I missed out on hot sex with a guy I used to be in love with. Oh well...

 

[Drakane]

Um, not at all?

"Hey, honey, I'm over at Megan's - she wants to have sex."

"Okay, see you later. Have fun - remember to use protection."

Then again, keep in mind that I am like the least jealous person on the planet. About sex, anyway. Chocolate not so much.

You are my hero teach me your ways (I am one of the Escapists who had not seen you post on your awesomeness...errrr relationship situation)

OT:I had some friends that were in one for a wile, it worked for them for a few years but they ended up braking up but it was because of other drama stuff not sex stuff.

I am currently in a mono relationship w/ my bisexual gf of 1 1/2+ years. We are both sexually adventurous and currently contemplating trying to occasionally bring another girl into the bedroom. It is something we have talked about and discussed to great length.. not something we are just going to rush into to try and not destroy our relationship.

 

[Sebenko]

while not technicly in an completely open relationship, i have an agreement with my boyfriend: i'm allowed other girls

This seems to be an attitude a lot of my friend's boyfriends hold.

Personally, my relationship is open, I suppose, but it never gets put to the test.

 

[MagnetoHydroDynamics]

Not that I wouldn't like to, often-times the other girls and boys just aren't as nice as my partner.

 

[Serenegoose]

I'm in one. 3, actually.

 

[Mister Benoit]

I personally couldn't do it, mainly because i'm not a particularly social person whereas my girlfriend is a social butterfly.

I love sex but if i'm not in a relationship I don't really care for it, i'll never go out of my way for it.