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What are the benefits of a open relationship?
Benefits
- Heightened communication about wants and needs.
- Pursuing new experiences and interests.
- Exciting and different sexual experiences.
- Freedom to express different sides of yourself.
- No pressure for one person to fulfill all of their partner’s emotional and sexual needs and interests.
Why are open relationships good?
Open relationships allow partners to put all their cards on the table. Open relationships also allow non-monogamous people to express their needs and identity without fear. They don’t need to hide their crushes or extra-marital relationships, at least to their partner, and this leads to a lot less emotional distress.
How can an open relationship help?
The Benefits According to Chanta Blue, LCSW, a sexuality and relationship therapist, couples in an open relationship tend to have more sex with their primary partner as well as with other people, which can strengthen your connection to one another.
What is an open marriage and should you have one?
That’s probably why being in an open marriage “improves and encourages honest communication between partners,” according to Blue. After all, if you’re being totally open and honest about one part of your relationship (who you’re having sex with, why, and how it’s going), you’re more likely to be willing to talk about other things openly, too.
What makes an open relationship work?
It’s no secret that they key to making an open relationship work is the ability to talk to your partner about hopes, feelings, boundaries. That’s probably why being in an open marriage “improves and encourages honest communication between partners,” according to Blue.
Can you have an open relationship without a partner?
“While those in open relationships might have different ground rules and boundaries, most often people in open relationships can have sexual relations with others without forming a more intimate bond or romantic relationship with anyone other than their primary partner or primary relationship,” she says.
Can an open relationship make your marriage last forever?
There’s some evidence that being in an open relationship “helps you maintain your own sense of identity,” says Blue. That means you feel free to do things on your own, but still appreciate your primary partner, which is pretty much the ideal situation. Also, being (a little bit) selfish is one of the ways to make your marriage last forever.