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How to Discuss Open Relationships on a First Date
Going on a first date is often an exciting, but equally stressful adventure. However, when were a part of an open relationship culture, there’s added gravity to the situation. Given that open relationship dating isn’t completely mainstream (at least, yet), it can serve as an obstacle if pitched incorrectly. So how do you bring up…
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Building Trust in Open Relationships
For some new to open relationships, it may feel a bit of a misnomer to say that trust is central to the connection. For those who’ve explored open relationships for a while, you understand the vital contribution that trust plays. We feel trust is more central to an open relationship than it is to a…
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Inside Shakira’s Open Relationship: The Key Details
The open relationship movement’s sails have certainly benefited from the relationship winds of celebrity romances. That’s a fancy way of saying that many celebrities are in open relationships, which is normalizing the open relationship perspective through pop culture. Add Shakira to the list of celebrities who seem to be, at the very least, experimenting with…
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Combating, Embracing Societal Perceptions of Open Relationships
The world of open relationships continues to grow as traditional dating disruptions compound. With costly and emotionally draining divorce at staggering highs, many couples are seeking new ways to operate with a significant other. The growth in open relationships stems from a pursuit of mutual happiness. And for many, open relationships are helping them find…
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Couple Uses Upside Down Pineapple to Attract Couples
A popular open relationship couple is confirming something we all knew around these parts. They’re explaining how they use an upside down pineapple to attract other open relationship-minded folks in public spaces, such as cruises. Liv is a flight attendant whom, with her husband, enjoys consensual open relationship fun. In fact, her and her husband…
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The Intersection of Open Relationships and LGBTQ+ Communities
Mainstream society tends to relate the LGBTQ+ movement to the open relationship dating evolution. Although these direct correlations are misguided, we’d be remiss not to explore the dynamic confluences. In fact, both open relationships and LGBTQ+ relationships encounter similar challenges and dynamics. But what about the idea that LGBTQ+ relationships are more open to open…
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Navigating Jealousy in Open Relationships
One of the most prominent early hurdles in an open relationship is undoubtedly jealousy. We’ve been indoctrinated our entire lives that traditional, monogamous relationships are the safest experience. And that a partner exploring physical or mental connections with someone outside the relationship is immoral. But that’s the thing with the open relationship discovery period. Both…
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How To Ask Your Partner For an Open Relationship
You’ve decided that you want to pursue an open relationship with your partner. Maybe that’s because your marriage or relationship is struggling and nothing else has worked. Maybe it’s because you see the benefits of an open relationship. There’s many reasons you might want to ask your partner for an open relationship. But in the…
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The Pineapple Symbol: What You Need To Know
The upside down pineapple symbol, as it relates to open relationships, is one of the more confusing symbols in the world. OK, that’s a bit heavy and overdramatic, but we wanted to lure you in. But in reality, pineapple open relationship partners is a real thing and curious folks always wonder what the heck it…
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What Is An Open Relationship?
For many, the terms “open relationship” can be quite unsettling. But much of that is rooted in a deep cultural misunderstanding as to what an open relationship is. There are dozens of open relationship benefits that tend to get glossed over by people who simply don’t understand the lifestyle. And hey, that’s fair. Rather than…