What do y'all think about it?

Here's a couple of articles:

The Truth About Open Marriage

Open relationships: the people making it work | Life and style | The Guardian

This isn't a discussion about morality. It's about whether or not most people can make it work.

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I've been involved in a few, and never had any issues with them. I rather prefer it, actually. Takes loads of pressure off of me, and since I'm a big loner anyway, it just makes things easier if I can say that I don't feel like getting together tonight.. go call your other girlfriend. LOL

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I don't particularly care for the idea, having been in one myself. I guess it just depends on how open it is. I don't typically get jealous but the older I get, the less I like the idea of my partner being involved that intimately with anyone but me. And by intimately, I am talking about the emotional aspect; I could give a rat's ass about the sexual aspect of it.

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Yeah, me and my husband had this when we were young- sort of.
I mean, we were roommates who had sex, but we weren't in an exclusive relationship and could see other people if we wanted to.
I had just gotten out of a brief but oppressive teenage marriage, and wanted to experience life and not jump right back into some sort of restrictive situation.
When I was ready to make more of a commitment than just being "friends with benefits/ roommates", he was onboard. It took me a couple of years of living with him, though, to decide that he was the one.
We've been together almost 20 years now.

What was bad about it?

Congrats. I can't imagine being married for that long. And happy as well!

I've never been in one before, but a good friend of mine has hinted around that he wants me to join him and his wife. I'm unsure about that sort of thing. I don't want the drama.

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Not much. They tried it in the 70s. Mistrust, disease, and economic issues come in to play. 'Sides, who in their right mind would want more than one male partner at the same time? Not moi.

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ha! when it comes to sex, definitely. But a serious relationship- not too sure.

I mean is it always serious, or is it mostly just sex?

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You can't have "just sex" go on for a while without someone getting serious about it. There's always going to be one partner wanting more than just the sex.

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Is it just jealousy or something more?

I can't see myself marrying my friend, and his wife is hot- but not someone I'd want to marry, either.

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