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Aren't open relationships like cheating with extra steps?
Not talking about polygamy. But people who ask for open relationships, aren't they basically just asking for permission to cheat? Or like do open relationships even work even where both of them come up with it together? Someone please explain, because I cannot comprehend the thought process of people in those relationships.
Cheating means breaking your partner's trust, disrespecting the boundaries. Cheating doesn't exclusively mean sleeping with someone else. If you have already talked about how you want to operate in your relationship and both are on the same page, how is that cheating? Granted, most open relationships don't work because of a skewed power balance bet...... reply
a smart man will tell you polyamory is a capitalist propaganda, but a wise man would tell you humans are not designed for monogamous relationships.
as for cheating? thats really only negotiable with your boundaries 3 reply
If both partners consented to an open relationship, I don't think it's cheating. Like some couples have a threesome kink and bring home a third person for a one-night stand, that's an example of an open relationship, I guess. I don't really get it and wouldn't want that for myself, but it's their choice, not mine 1 reply
i would personnaly not be in an open relationship but i understand why some people dont see it as cheating
for them the most important thing is the feelings you have for the other, and it's not important that they want to share their body with smn else if they only feel love for you
it's like the emotional love is stronger than the physical love
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Cheating is lying, so no. By definition you can't have an open relationship and cheat by having an open relationship. Some people genuinely don't get jealous from their partner sleeping with someone else. Some people feel joy from it. Anyone is free to define fidelity and loyalty for themselves. You don't have to comprehend it anymore than you need...... 1 reply
Reading some of these replies has me feeling smart and that's rare.
I hope everyone realises that with 8billion humans in the world, some of them don't think the same way you do about certain things, and it isn't inherently wrong because of that, you simply just have different preferences/values in this scenario.
An open relationship is mutually ...... 2 reply
as much as i hate open relationships/poly etc., i dont think that's cheating. if both parties agree to it, then it's not cheating. bc every relationship is unique and has its own ground set of rules. so as long as you're clear about them, then that's fine. reply
in theory, no. but in reality, definitely yes. it’s always one person who comes up with the idea because they’re sick of or want to toy with their current partner
personally i just think that if you can’t devote yourself romantically and sexually to one person, don’t commit to anyone at all and just fuck around everywhere like the animal y...... 2 reply
It depends on whether it's an ethical open relationship or not.
Ethical = Clearly defined boundaries, expectations, and regular confirming talks about comfort, and whether boundaries have changed. Breaking these boundaries is still considered cheating in an open relationship.
Non-Ethical = Reluctance, one-sided, no rules, no ways to define what...... reply
