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I think that trend has reversed. All the wedding venues are booked solid on weekends, and people are having to opt to marry on Thursday night, or Sunday night, etc.
BTDT. A lot of my friends are non-monogamous, polyam or ambiamorous, which is what I am.
Geriatric Millennial.
Ambiamorous! Yep. I think that's me, too.
Seriously I think I just want whatever I'm doing in my love life, to be enjoyable and not stressful. That is vastly more important to me than how many or what kind of people I'm doing what with and what we are calling it.
I just never could master the Google-calendar-fu that my polyam bestie has going on, though.
Lot's of people would "consider it" but few would do it and even fewer would keep doing it after they tried it.
And most who would consider it only think that way because we've taught people that the more open to things they are the better, even when those things are ridiculous.
Lot's of people would "consider it" but few would do it and even fewer would keep doing it after they tried it.
And most who would consider it only think that way because we've taught people that the more open to things they are the better, even when those things are ridiculous.
We've entered a phase in this country where we can't judge anymore. Across the board. You are a bigot of sorts if you ask too many questions.
That said I make efforts to just live and let live. I used to be more opinionated about things.
Last few yrs I'm kinda just like F it, whatever people need to do to get through the day. All legal and consensual of course.
Long time ago a poster here was great, smart, awesome writer and all around interesting guy. He lived an alternative lifestyle and it worked for him. He was well rounded overall. He didn't really feel the need to put it front and center in his life, it was just a facet of him. People too often live in their minds and think that their thoughts are who they are, their identity.
There has been an interesting study on this and according to a research YouGov poll. The findings are:
One in three men are interested in an open relationship, while only 19% of women say the same
Across generations, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more likely than heterosexual people to be interested in open relationships
Millennials are more likely than older and younger Americans to be interested in open relationships
Millennials are more likely than any other generation to express interest in having an open relationship, by a notable margin. Four in 10 (41%) Millennials would be interested, while Generation Z (29%) trails 12 points behind, followed by Generation X (23%). Baby Boomers (12%) are the least likely to express interest in an open relationship.https://today.yougov.com/topics/life...sexuality-poll
I would say that many years ago it was more of a taboo, but the taboos have changed. YOU would even encounter people you would be interested, would be interested in an open relationship.
For me I would not want such a thing and I am a guy. Sure there are people out there that they believe it works out for them and I am sure they have their reasons, however I believe if one truly loved someone and really want to be with them, you would not want to be with anyone else.
I think a lot of people will say they're open to it but without actually doing it they don't know. I think the experiences much different than what people think. But essentially any NSA relationship is exactly that.
There has been an interesting study on this and according to a research YouGov poll. The findings are:
One in three men are interested in an open relationship, while only 19% of women say the same
Across generations, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more likely than heterosexual people to be interested in open relationships
One in three men translates to 33%. Higher percentage than women for sure but not a dramatic difference. Arithmetic certainly helps in this case...
It is true that the taboo is changing, but I do think the numbers are widely inflated because most people have no idea what they're talking about when they're asked these questions.
I say that from closely knowing a few people, of ages ranging between 23 to 38, who are into open relationships and polyamory, and have watched them go over a few years now, and interact with other people in their social circles who are into this same kind of stuff.
To a person, they all consistently lament whenever their partner in that "open" relationship strays in any way. They'll say they want to be non-exclusive, but once they come in contact with the reality of it, they hate it, and it creates drama.
Then I have to hear all the specifics of the situation that makes this particular instance of the other person doing stuff with someone else an objective transgression. "But aren't you guys in an open relationship?" Yes, of course, they don't mind that they had sex with someone else, but not *that* kind of sex, or not with this person, or not in that moment, or it shouldn't have happened this way, or it changes their perception of their partner that they would even be attracted to *that* kind of person, or they should've been more transparent about it, or it's fine but they didn't want to know about it, and on and on.
At this point my opinion on this whole "open relationship" stuff is that it's just the good old commitment issue/hook up culture/wanting to have your cake and eat it, wrapped in a nice language about progressive open-mindedness, by people who just aren't yet willing to own up to what they are in the moment. I tiny portion of the people who say they want an open relationship actually know what that even means in reality.
There has been an interesting study on this and according to a research YouGov poll. The findings are:
One in three men are interested in an open relationship, while only 19% of women say the same
Across generations, lesbian, gay and bisexual people are more likely than heterosexual people to be interested in open relationships
Millennials are more likely than older and younger Americans to be interested in open relationships
Millennials are more likely than any other generation to express interest in having an open relationship, by a notable margin. Four in 10 (41%) Millennials would be interested, while Generation Z (29%) trails 12 points behind, followed by Generation X (23%). Baby Boomers (12%) are the least likely to express interest in an open relationship.https://today.yougov.com/topics/life...sexuality-poll
I would say that many years ago it was more of a taboo, but the taboos have changed. YOU would even encounter people you would be interested, would be interested in an open relationship.
For me I would not want such a thing and I am a guy. Sure there are people out there that they believe it works out for them and I am sure they have their reasons, however I believe if one truly loved someone and really want to be with them, you would not want to be with anyone else.
I agree with you and I would not like that at all and wouldn't be able to deal with it because it defies all logic of marriage and relationships being "normal". I would be a basket case. No thanks.
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