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The 6 signs that you might be better off having an open relationship

By Livia ter Borgh | #!31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:002731#31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:00-4Europe/Amsterdam3131Europe/Amsterdam202431 20pm31pm-31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:004Europe/Amsterdam3131Europe/Amsterdam2024312024Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100304301pmSaturday=9#!31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:00Europe/Amsterdam1#01-20-2024#!31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:002731#/31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:00-4Europe/Amsterdam3131Europe/Amsterdam202431#!31Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:30:27 +0100+01:00Europe/Amsterdam1#

Open relationships are cooler than ever: it's totally 2024 to have multiple partners. And that's not cheating: everyone is okay with cheating.

It's no longer cheating: it's allowed. You can have multiple people you have sex with. Even those you are in love with.

Are you doubting your relationship and not sure if you would be better off in an open relationship? Pay attention to these 6 signals. If you check them off, you might want to have a good conversation with your partner soon.

1. You both look at others
You are quite interested in that bartender. And your beloved is also looking at what walks by. If you both do that and don't mind, you can throw the idea out there. It's still better to be happy together in that open relationship than to be unhappy and secretly cheat, right?

2. You don't have enough of each other
You are so open in life that you want to discover and experience more than just sitting on the couch together. You do love this person, which is why you have a relationship. But you are so curious about what it would be like with... Or how it would taste/feel like with...

3. You have more desires than each other
Seems logical to me: you just want more sex than just with each other. Go experiment.

4. You want to stay together forever and don't believe in monogamy
Being monogamous asks quite a bit from a relationship: you can never and nowhere flirt with someone else. It doesn't always have to be about sex: you just want to know what it's like to have a charming date with someone completely different from your partner. You also feel that this is necessary for you to be able to stay together forever.

5. You are super social
You have so many acquaintances and parties and friends and even more friends of... It just has to happen once – half drunk – that you try it out.

6. You are a bit bored with each other
But you also don't want to lose each other. But together it's also a bit... Boring. Boring in bed. Boring on the couch. Time for some action, because you are never as young as you are today.