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My girlfriend and I have been talking about entering an open relationship the last 3 years. We’ve been together for 6 and had our ups and downs but we’ve been really solid the last two years. We love each other and I say our relationship is strong.

The last week, we’ve been laying ground rules for potentially opening up our relationship. We want to keep it very casual with other people.

Anyone willing to share their experience both good or bad?

  • Ideology [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    COMMUNICATION

    IMA SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

    COMMUNICATION

    What makes it fail: lack of maintenance. Poly shit, whether or not it's poly in name, requires emotional and temporal upkeep. If you don't have the spoons for it then it's probably not for you. If you're into one night stands, there are ways to do that, but you'll burn through your local community pretty quickly. Most people prefer the monogamy treadmill and are off limits unless you want to lie and hurt their feelings later.