How many of you are in open relationships?

How many of you are in open relationships?

 
 
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Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(Eden Lit)
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Originally posted by The Awesome Penguin
I've tried an open relationship before. It may sound like a great idea, but it causes many more problems than is worth it!!
You might want to qualify that as it causes more problems for YOU than it's worth. I've tried many things in my life twice before it became something worth doing. I've also tried monogamy in a reltaionship before that that was DEFINITELY more trouble than it was worth. It didn't work for me, but the idea itself isn't flawed. The practice brings peace and joy to many as does open relationships and other relationship permutations.

Can you imagine if every one who ever had a bad relationship experience just said, "Screw it it's obviously not a good idea and doesn't work so I'm not going to ever do it again"?

Besides, it doesn't just sound like a good idea for some of us it's a GREAT idea. I am sorry you had such an awful experience. Still we all have to skin our knees learning to walk, right?
01/02/2011
staceejaxxx staceejaxxx
I'm too jealous to be in an open relationship.
01/02/2011
sbon sbon
The idea of an open relationship simply isn't for me.
01/02/2011
kittychilla kittychilla
i'm in a monogamous relationship, but i wouldn't mind a non-monogaous relationship, but my boyfriend isn't too comfortable about talking about anything like that. he wants me and only me. i've even tried to tell him that if wanted to sleep with another chick, i wouldn't really mind. but atleast he's showing he really, really loves me. and my boyfriend can be very jealous, he wants to stay faithful to me and wants me to be faithful to him.
01/06/2011
sweet seduction sweet seduction
I have brought other girls in but that's about as far as it goes
01/06/2011
philz philz
I definitely don`t see a problem with having relations with others. People might be less prone to cheating that way. Plus, it opens up some new sensibilities as far as role play, and acting out fantasies is concerned. Also it could maybe make you realize your true feelings even more.
01/09/2011
xMila xMila
I'm in a monogamous relationship, open relationships sound great, but I don't think I could handle being in one myself, I'm a jealous person.
01/16/2011
Tidwtrguy Tidwtrguy
Open relationships are challenging and can open up a ton of problems in a relationship. My wife and I had some serious challenges along the 'open road' but have gotten past those hurdles. For an open relationship to work, there HAS TO BE frank, honest communication and tons of trust. Life is an experiment and open relationships can be like competing for the Nobel Prize in that experiment; you may end up somewhere you never imagined and you will have to figure it out if you want it to work. I mentioned in another post that we aren't wired for sexual monogamy but emotional monogamy is very important. If you can separate sex and love, open relationships can work. Once you start confusing the two, relationships can get very messy, very fast.
01/16/2011
Wicked Lush Wicked Lush
I'm in a poly relationship, but we are monogamous, not open.
01/23/2011
SexyTabby SexyTabby
Nah, this one isn't for me. I'm not the sharing type. It would take someone with a much stronger comfort zone to balance the emotions I should think would be present. One man and three kids are challenging enough for me lol
01/23/2011
A Closet Slut (aka nipplepeople) A Closet Slut (aka nipplepeople)
I'm in an open relationship and I don't know how I would manage without it being open.
01/24/2011
Mr.RightNow Mr.RightNow
not interested in sharing
02/03/2011
dhig dhig
Faaar too jealous to share
02/03/2011
awhirlwindlife awhirlwindlife
I am currently monogamous but in another situation I could see myself in a poly type of relationship.
02/15/2011
Miss Voluptuous Miss Voluptuous
We've always been open. And we're young about it... so our first experiment was a total disaster but we picked up our shattered selves.. our next experiment went far far better for everyone involved. Who knows what the future holds.

It's hard for me to say whether I would choose monogamy or polyamoury. The people I've gotten involved with have just leaned more towards or been totally poly, so I live in my culture in that way. I'm still really young and figuring out what I want in this world, but... I know one thing I want is group sex ;p
02/22/2011
Haiku Haiku
When I describe my relationships to new dating prospects, it usually involves a bubble chart.
02/25/2011
SexyStuff SexyStuff
I'd be cool with it if I could be open but him still monogamist... like reverse polygamy? But since not, wouldn't work. I'm way too jealous
02/25/2011
zeebot zeebot
Right now, I don't want to be monogamous at all. I'm not in a relationship, but open relationships or polyamory are definitely my thing.
02/25/2011
beautifulpierced beautifulpierced
I love and cherish my husband and wouldn't share him with anyone.
03/11/2011
jfree jfree
I'm single and I'd consider it.
03/11/2011
ac0313 ac0313
I was married for 24 yrs and recently separated as a step towards the inevitable divorce. I recently started a poly relationship and find I am so much more satisfied and happy with with this relationship, so much more than any prior one I have had. No jealousy, just open and honest communication - the kind that all relationships SHOULD have, but few really do. We talk to each other about absolutely everything, including our other partners and what we did with them. This does a couple things - it keeps us aware of the other's activities, we have no secrets, we share one other at times, we can make plans for our future around the knowledge of what the other truly desires since we talk about everyting.
03/17/2011
sexyk515 sexyk515
i will love to have one
04/26/2011
indiglo indiglo
Neither of us has any interest in sharing.
04/30/2011
YoungSpunkyLove YoungSpunkyLove
I like the idea of an open relationship, but know it's not for me. I'm not great at sharing
05/01/2011
MaryExy MaryExy
I don't think I would ever be able to do it personally. I'd get jealous very easily. If it works for someone, though, I'm all for it.
05/01/2011
Purpleladybug Purpleladybug
Not much into the open thing. But I know some people who are.
05/05/2011
Kdlips Kdlips
i'm not but open to it
05/05/2011
MyDolceVita MyDolceVita
I'm in between and I don't know which answer to choose. I am engaged, not married yet. I like the idea of an open relationship because for some reason I have never been single. I'm not co-dependent, nor am I ever really lonely or anything, I just liked the idea of having someone in my life to share everything with. And the sex, of course. Always gotta have good sex.

But I have also talked to the boy about this and he has told me numerous times he doesn't want anyone else and would feel completely uncomfortable if I were to ever ask for a threesome. He says if I felt the need to have someone else (if I did, it would totally be a girl) then he'd let me as long as it made me happy.. But I feel so guilty about it! Gahh.
05/12/2011
sexygoddess sexygoddess
Nah.. he is mine and I am his
05/12/2011
Miss Nessa Miss Nessa
I'm way to jealous and I love my boyfriend to much to watch/think he's with another female.
05/12/2011
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