Open Marriages

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Open Marriages
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Tue, 10-14-2003 - 12:50pm
My A started with the concept of an open marriage. I confronted my DH with the idea and after a lengthy conversation we decided to give it a go...I already had my eyes on my OM and DH knew it...DH went out a few times pursuing "tail" but his conscience got the best of him and he came home each time. It was shortly after that he changed his mind on the whole thing. My A continued and has been going on for just shy of 2 yrs now...

I often wonder what would be if my marriage had stayed open...does anyone have experience with this situation...where you openly engage in sexual and/or emotional intimacy with others outside of your marriage/relationship?

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Registered: 09-09-2003
Wed, 10-15-2003 - 2:42pm
I feel the same way shouldi. I would love for my DH to have what MM & I have, however, I don't want to know all about it. I would love to have an open marriage so to speak, but some people just cannot handle all that open marriages entail. I understand that and I know that my DH is one of those people.

I do know that what DH & I have is very special and I don't want to ruin that. It's just that MM & I have something somewhat different, but special in its own right.

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Registered: 04-12-2003
Wed, 10-22-2003 - 2:18pm
I am interested in what some of your rules were while you were having an open marriage. We have not really set any rules as far as me and OM. We do have rules concerning meeting new couples or when we go to a club.

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Registered: 09-22-2003
Sun, 10-26-2003 - 8:57pm
I've heard about this before, but H doesn't know about my EMA. Sometimes I wish that he would go out wit his friends, and meet someone else for a while. I don't feel guilty doing what I'm doing with MM, but it kills me to have to do my "duty" as a W, while I'm thinking of MM. I don't think I would mind if he found someone else.

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