A friend of mine and i were talking, And he told me that he is in an open relationship with **** but he hates it when she sleeps with other people and gets too drunk. (Which defeats the purpose and pretty much what he is saying is he wants her to be be faithful, but understand that he is going to fuck other people.) So i researched it, and i don't understand how this could possibly ever work. Why don't you just be single? HOW CAN YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT OTHER BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME?! Someone who believes in these open-relationships should explain it to me, because my good friend isn't making any sense at all.
Stupidest concept ever.
"A relationship in which two people agree that they want to be together, but can't exactly promise that they won't see other people too. Basically, to have it all: a significant other and the freedom to hook up with other people. Common during college for many post-high school relationships."