Topic: open marriage

What To Do If Your Partner Wants An Open Relationship   For many people on the receiving end of having the ‘I want to have an open relationship’ conversation, they have a thought process that sounds a little like this; ‘am I not enough, and does my partner not love me are they going to leave me?’ I want to reassure you that this immediate concern is entirely natural and normal, and I have been in both situations, so I know what it feels like. In this article, I’m going to shed some light on wh...

By Natalie Babcock | Los Angele Times Sept. 8, 2023 5 AM PT   Last spring, after eight years of a stable partnership, my husband and I opened our marriage. In truth, I was the one to push for this change in the first place. For many, this disclosure would have been an absolute curveball. But fortunately Sam and I had been fleshing out the parameters of ethical nonmonogamy for some time, theoretically musing about the drawbacks of long-term partnership since our third date. ...

What the experiences of nonmonogamous couples can tell us about jealousy, love, desire and trust. By Susan Dominus ...