I'm just curious.
2006-10-31 14:49:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
That's just terrible. Why bother getting married in the first place.
This co-worker of mine is trying it because his marriage is on "the rocks."
2006-10-31 14:56:02 · update #1
While I totally don't understand how two people so in love could have an open marriage... I will answer your question from what I have learned from watching them.......
First of all, the open marriage has NOTHING to do with NOT loving your partner or being unhappy. It's mostly about keeping things fun. Both husband and wife will date other people. The other spouse will meet the person and have to approve of them before the other could go on a date with them. They don't necessarily *all* have sex with the people they date. Sometimes it is really just a date with no sex involved. Its just a way to keep the relationship exciting. A lot of these couples do love each other and have no plans of ever divorcing.
But... that being said.... I still personally will never understand HOW couples could do this. I would beat my husbands behind before he went out on a date with another woman.
2006-10-31 14:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Open marriages can be anything the couple wants their marriage to be. One thing it's not though, is dedicated and committed. You two might agree that each can have one night a month where each of you can leave the house and have 24 hours of "freedom," and whatever you do during that time, is not open for discussion. You might agree that each of you has a right to have sex with other people, as long as you both never find out about it. In other words, "what they don't know won't hurt them." You might have an agreement that you both can have sex with other people, as long as you both know the "outside" person and your partner agrees to it. In other words, your partner gets to pick the sex partner. An "open" marriage can be anything you are both willing to talk about and most importantly, agree to. No lies, no going outside the "agreement." Good luck!
2006-10-31 23:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by KevinMack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly it's where each partner in the marriage is able to see other people, most often for sex.
I've been in an open marriage, and it was the biggest mistake I could have ever made, because my wife and I almost ended up in divorce because of it.
So if your thinking about getting involved in it, I'd say DON'T!!!
2006-10-31 23:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is when the partners afree to have more than one sexual partner and it usally is agreed upon inside marriage for each encounter.It somtiems involves swapping of partners but not always as there are variants and somtimes oneis bi and the other is not and soemtiems they have preferences that are strict and sometimes not much preference at all.
2006-10-31 22:54:18 · answer #4 · answered by Bud 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Couple words:
Stupid and asking for heart ache.. basically it's a fuzzy coated way to cheat while being married but calling it an "open marriage."
need I say more?
2006-10-31 22:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by bulldogsr2cute 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion people who have open marriages are not really married.....they just share a last name.
2006-10-31 23:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are a beautiful way to end a marriage in my book.
2006-11-01 00:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by LadyL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open means just that..... other relationships are apart of the marriage...... most have boundaries, for safety reasons etc., but the word ADULTERY is not in their vocabulary... God bless
2006-10-31 22:53:09 · answer #8 · answered by Annie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
idk but i think they are wrong and shouldnt happen if ur not happy with the person ur with now then leave dont have an open marriage
2006-10-31 22:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by erin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
your with someone but could have sex with anyone else
2006-10-31 22:56:20 · answer #10 · answered by cute as a button!.♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋