Open relationships are now getting common, and is perceived as modern. Many people feel comfortable with open relationships so that they can explore their sexual lives without fear or having to pretend, but are such relationships ideal?
If we must call a spade, a spade, an open relationship or marriage isn’t ideal; it’s just an excuse to have sex without feeling guilty, and it’s totally different from what a real relationship should look like.
First, if you aren’t too careful, there is a risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease or infection with open relationships. Open relationships create a large network of people having sex, and one mistake can make an infection go almost round the network. So, for your sexual health, open relationships put you at risk of contracting STDs.
Secondly, a true relationship borders on commitment, togetherness and faithfulness — and these three things don’t really combine well with open relationships. Many open relationship partners aim to have the best of both worlds — in the sense that they seek a relationship and also seek sexual freedom, and that really goes against commitment and faithfulness. You can’t truly love something or someone and share it with everyone without caring.
A relationship isn’t just about sex, but open relationships seem to channel its energy on sex. What happened to love? What happened to having a future? What happened to sticking to each other? And since when did sex become so common and cheap?
The truth is that sex has lost its value in modern times, sex is no longer sacred and open relationships are just an excuse for polyamorous people to vent their sexual energy.
Do you support open relationships? What are the supposed benefits or dangers of being in such a relationship or marriage?