No, cuz the other person is always going to be in their feelings unless they got a cuck fetish.

i think so
or at least it's tailored towards me anyways

Yeah only if both parties really want it

yuh

men are worse sometimes

No both men and women are prone to getting overly attached.

Yeah sometimes men can be but more than often it’s women and that’s just their make up

No because others outside the relationship can catch feelings and start wildn

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Entanglements

I believe both men and women can be secure enough in their worth and not think s***is the end all be all for a relationship, to enjoy a little sexual promiscuity and be okay with their partner doing the same

it works for me if it's limited exclusively to escorts. no feelings involved, no talking phases, no attachment.

if you really wanna f*** other people so bad then just pay for an hour or two and go back home to your partner.

It could only work if everyone involved already came in to the situation truly not wanting to be in a committed relationship, and even then that doesn't last.

As long as the couple has established and clearly communicated boundaries, doesn't that fall primarily on the third party?

Yes anything can work if both parties really want it to

Work as what? A legitimate passionate, loving, romantic relationship? No

Why not?

Because s***creates soul ties/bonds whether people like to believe it or not. One party will almost always feel some typa way about it. What is intimacy with your partner when you’re sharing it with everybody else?

I think it works if you’re just dating “for fun” or whatever people do. For a serious relationship I’d never advise it

I've had sexual encounters with people I don't give a f*** about

Intimacy can be back scratches at the end of the night. Intimacy can be staring into each others' eyes and saying I love you. Intimacy can be playing hooky to cuddle up in bed and watch movies on a weekday.

No offense, but it seems like a lot of people itt place s***on this pedestal as the key to their self-worth. Like your self-worth is eradicated if you find out you're not the only person your girl would have s***with. But there exists plenty of men your girl would f***, whether you're in a relationship that allows it or not. Same way there are plenty of women that you'd f*** if given the opportunity.

Okay but who’s to say that people in open relationships aren’t sharing intimate moments with other people? You think that NOBODY involved catches any feelings? It’s natural to
All I’m saying is that you can’t fully love one person if you’re sharing that same type of love with other people. Obviously there are people were attracted to and WOULD have s***with. Doesn’t mean we should/will. Putting aside that lust toward others and remaining faithful to one person is a valuable form of intimacy in itself

i've seen a lot of people that think it will fix a messy relationship and it usually just ends up making it worse

i think having multiple partners can work, but not for the vast majority of relationships

I see what you're saying, but I do think thats where having clear boundaries comes into play.

I also think you should spend some years just the two of you first and feel secure that what you have is a lifetime thing with proper trust and relationship security. I think its a lot more likely to blow up if you two are still working through key issues yourselves.

Its a terrifying thought no doubt lmao. But its always been a really interesting concept to me and I appreciate everyone's input on it

I agree with all of this. A failing relationship isn't gonna be solved by adding another complication lol. And I'm sure most attempts at it end horribly.

thas a wild assumption to make
i think many people are generally aware that everyone wants to have s***w/ many different ppl in the sense that they find many ppl sexually attractive. there's a diff btwn desire n actually doin it tho, cus desire's gonna be inevitable. acting on it is a person's choice

that bein said, i admit there r ppl like what you describe. i was even like that for a lot of my teen years where i would act like one of my girlfriends finding another guy hot was a signal that she was considering cheating that kinda s*** boils down to insecurity, which i think u nailed w/ the s***= self-worth thing. i just dunno if it applies to those itt like Danny

Only if you properly told the third party what it was