08-17-2004, 12:05 PM
My wife and I actually practice the 1/2 your age plus 5 years to determine how young is too young (my wife wants plus 7 but I won that discussion)... that means half my age is 17 and plus five would make the minimum age for my mistress be 22. I certainly do admire those 20 year olds but I don't play with them.
I know a number of other people who have open marriages as well. Openness and equality are two important parts of the puzzle. I've seen where one partner starts finding excuses to be with their lover more often than their spouse. That's nothing but trouble.
I just got an email from my mistress... she can't come up this week... work has to come first... oh well... guess I'll get more done around the house.
Vicious, I'm glad that you recognize it as a two way street. It takes a whole lot of trust and communication for it to work. More often than not, open relationships end up crashing and burning. It's too hard in modern society. We're all raised with the viewpoint that a man and a woman in a monogamous relationship is the ideal. It makes it very hard for homosexuals, bisexuals, and polyamourists to fit in with the main stream crowd. I believe that as time goes on and more peoples beliefs are acknowledged that you'll find more people practicing alternate sexual views.
Sorry... I didn't mean to hi-jack this thread. But it's like I said earlier... I enjoy talking about this stuff.
I know a number of other people who have open marriages as well. Openness and equality are two important parts of the puzzle. I've seen where one partner starts finding excuses to be with their lover more often than their spouse. That's nothing but trouble.
I just got an email from my mistress... she can't come up this week... work has to come first... oh well... guess I'll get more done around the house.
Vicious, I'm glad that you recognize it as a two way street. It takes a whole lot of trust and communication for it to work. More often than not, open relationships end up crashing and burning. It's too hard in modern society. We're all raised with the viewpoint that a man and a woman in a monogamous relationship is the ideal. It makes it very hard for homosexuals, bisexuals, and polyamourists to fit in with the main stream crowd. I believe that as time goes on and more peoples beliefs are acknowledged that you'll find more people practicing alternate sexual views.
Sorry... I didn't mean to hi-jack this thread. But it's like I said earlier... I enjoy talking about this stuff.
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