My wife said I could have an open marriage...

[jberryhill]

In fact, she said that if I want to sleep around, she'll open the door and I can walk right out.

[tabatha]

1. An d never come back?

[jberryhill]

2. I think that's what she was saying

It was hard to hear on the other side of the door, and she wouldn't unlock it.

[Tx4obama]

5. Well your wife took it better than PCIntern's wife did ...

See here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002187132

[ellisonz]

13. Ouch. n/t

[jberryhill]

3. Actually she was cool with the idea of swinging

But now she's afraid we'll run into Newt and Callista at one of those clubs.

[DeSwiss]

4. I have an ''open wallet'' marriage

- Although I do get to keep one dollar in case I get lost and need bus fare........

[jberryhill]

7. That's not bad if transfers are free

You can sell those and collect enough for a hot dog.

[pinboy3niner]

6. On Morning Joe, Colbert said an open marriage takes two...

...and I think it was the sweet, demure, always-blushing Mika who added, "or more."

[provis99]

8. anything to keep you from touching her, eh?

[jberryhill]

9. Well, at least until her headache's gone

[pinboy3niner]

10. Don't hold your breath

[SwissTony]

11. I had a girlfriend once who said that if I ever played up...

she'd give me a Chainsaw Vasectomy. She declined to go into details.

[pinboy3niner]

12. 'Chainsaw vasectomy' was too subtle for you, was it?

[SwissTony]

16. She said it with a big grin on her face

so it couldn't have been too serious.

[jberryhill]

18. Don't let the grin fool you

[quaker bill]

14. Honestly, I have never been seriously tempted

I seem to have the occasional tendency to make women angry, for the most part I get along pretty well with women, but occasionally not so much... I have always thought that if I hooked up with two or more, there was the odds on chance that I could make them all angry at the same time, and never wanted to go there.

People tend to look at multiple relationships from the upside, I don't. When things are good, they are good, but when they are bad, it is alot of hard work.

[Edweird]

15. I've seen real life 'open marriages' in action. They never looked happy.

It's not something I would ever do - in fact I'm completely the opposite.

[malaise]

17. Same here

'open marriage' is an oxymoron anyway.

[Prophet 451]

21. It works for us

My other half and I have an open relationship (in that we give one another permission to sleep with others although I've never used it and AFAIK, nor has she) and we're fairly happy.

That's not to say it would work for anyone else though. It's for everyone to find whatever their comfort level is for themselves.

[Edweird]

25. Yeah, it's definitely not for me.

If it works for you, then have at it. Although the fact that -as far as you know- neither of you have actually 'consummated' your open relationship tells me that you're missing out on the experience. I know swingers. Not 'in theory', but for real couples that go out and meet other people to fuck. While it's anecdotal, the people that I know that do this do not appear to me to be happy. So, go out and meet the guy that's going to fuck your woman while you're fucking some other woman and get back to me a month afterward. Tell me how your relationship is going....

[Whisp]

24. the chances of both partners being equally and totally okay with it is

probably next to nil.

one is doing it to please the other more than really liking the idea.

[Edweird]

26. Really, what's the point of a 'relationship', especially marriage, with someone

that wants to be intimate with other people? It makes no sense to me.

[Whisp]

27. not me either.

I would find it so stressful to cheat and hide and lie. But maybe some think it's like a super duper spy or something - getting away with something is the other excitement besides the sex.

[KharmaTrain]

19. Gnewt Wanted A One-Way Deal...

It was OK for him to screw around, but I didn't see anywhere where he would tolerate if she took on another "partner(s)'...he wanted her "blessing" to his affair and that she'd be the nice little wifey and shut up and be glad she's got such a "meal ticket".

Open? Hardly...

[Prophet 451]

20. I have an open relationship

My spouse and I have given each other permission to sleep with other people so long as it's just sex. Becoming emotionally involved with anyone else is something that would seriously threaten our relationship but so long as it's just sex (and not with our close friends because that would just be awkward and weird), we're cool.

I've never personally used that permission. As far as I know, nor has my other half. In some ways, I suspect it's made our relationship stronger; because we have that freedom, we think more carefully about what it means. Which is not to say that it would work the same way in anyone else's relationship, that's for them to decide but it works for us.

[jberryhill]

22. Whatever anyone agrees on is fine

But it's best to reach that agreement up front.

[Prophet 451]

23. Of course

Well, I say "of course" but obviously, Newt didn't feel it was so obvious.