Open Marriage

Actually in polyamory both partners don't always agree to see someone else. Each couple might have different standards, or only one might seek out others.
Overall poly relationships require excellent communication and you really have to be upfront about your feelings for it to work.
I have friends whom it works well for, I've tried it. I'm way too impatient with other people so I'm not a fit for it and as I've gotten older I just don't want more people to deal with than I have to.

You do you, and I’ll do me. No one else’s marriage affects me, but this isn’t for me personally

Different things work for different people. It’s definitely not for me, but I do have a close friend who is an open relationship and it works great for him.

Definitely not for me aha but hey if it works for them then kudos!

I think to each their own. This lifestyle isn’t for me and my FW though. More power to the progressive peeps that can handle it!

Not in my marriage. I'd like to say I'm fine with everyone else having open marriages but I'm not when they have kids.

I would not want it. But as long as everyone in the relationship agrees. And everyone is a adult then it up to them. Different strokes for different folks. ( no I did not mean that I’d a dirty way)

As a bisexual woman I've put some thought into polyamory before, but I know myself too well. I'm a jealous and, if I'm being honest, insecure person and I would not be able to handle my SO openly showing someone else romantic affection. And obviously I would never ask my SO to let me have outside relationships if they couldn't, so monogamy it is.

I have a family member with similar problems as me (jealousy, insecurity) who has attempted polyamorous relationships, but it hasn't ended well. In her perfect world, she would just be a girlfriend shared by a married couple, but that opportunity hasn't presented itself.

I know couples that do and good for them. I think jealousy would get in the way for me though

My personal views on marriage and someone elses views on marriage are allowed to be different. Me and my husband are not wired for an open marriage.

I do have family in a poly marriage, and I do have concerns - but it's more about the person they've allowed into their marriage and not about their lifestyle choice. It looks like the third is becoming her husband, and her husband is becoming the father. They're giving off the signs of being cordial roommates instead of being husband and wife. It's difficult to watch since we love him so much, and it looks like he's being pushed out.

But again, it's not my place to judge. Only to support them as family.

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Thank you for clarifying the term.

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Why is it not for you?

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Why isn't this lifestyle for you and your future wife?

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Why would you not want an open marriage?

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Why not in your marriage? Why do you think couples who have kids shouldn't be in open marriages?

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I completely understand your perspective. Thank you for sharing.

I don't know anyone personally who has been in an open marriage but I've heard of a few celebrity couples who are rumored to be in one. I thought about this discussion when watching a Divorce Court episode where a man wanted multiple girlfriends but his wife was against it. I think they're headed to divorce.

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I completely understand being jealous in an open marriage.

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Thank you for sharing that.

Everyone is entitled to their own life so i'm not judging but personally I don't believe in an open marriage, relationship, anything. If I wanted that, I'd just be single where I'm free to be with anyone(s)

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I understand your perspective.