Comments on: The Pros and Cons of an Open Relationship http://coedmagazine.com/2008/09/04/monogamy-is-for-wussies-pros-and-cons-of-an-open-relationship/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:58:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve http://coedmagazine.com/2008/09/04/monogamy-is-for-wussies-pros-and-cons-of-an-open-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-5084 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:51:37 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=18083#comment-5084 Open relationships *USUALLY* fail, but not always. Last I saw solid, well-researched numbers (and that was, like, 25ish years ago), "open marriages" had a 90% failure rate. Note that *traditional* marriages are running 50%-60% failure rate, so…

And, despite the opinions of "Marc" — open relationships are not (should not) be about the whole "shopping around" schtick (his "Pro" #3); not unless both parties know and agree about it upfront. If the "couple" are just f*ckbuddies and agree to "be a couple" for the purposes of having a partner for events where it's wierd not to… sure, that's one thing.

But, look into the phrase "polyamory" if you want the real deal on this. Google, wikipedia, and and various net.communities such as Tribe.

]]> By: web http://coedmagazine.com/2008/09/04/monogamy-is-for-wussies-pros-and-cons-of-an-open-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-5083 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:50:45 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=18083#comment-5083 I think the pros should be quite obvious.

]]> By: Zeus Hanover http://coedmagazine.com/2008/09/04/monogamy-is-for-wussies-pros-and-cons-of-an-open-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-5082 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:56:20 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=18083#comment-5082 Someone else is piping your girl. I could maybe see this working if you are in a not so serious college type relationship but would never work if you actually cared about the person or your were married to them.

]]> By: doc http://coedmagazine.com/2008/09/04/monogamy-is-for-wussies-pros-and-cons-of-an-open-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-5081 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:01:11 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=18083#comment-5081 Define long run? I had an open relationship for nigh on 13 years… It was rad!

2 of those involved living with 2 women at the same time- sometimes all in the same bed, sometimes just the two of them alone, sometimes me and one or the other.

One pro left off is the opportunity for group gropes… if you know, you're into that…

]]> By: Gian http://coedmagazine.com/2008/09/04/monogamy-is-for-wussies-pros-and-cons-of-an-open-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-5080 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:35:50 +0000 http://www.coedmagazine.com/?p=18083#comment-5080 Open relationships never work in the long run.

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