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LGBTQIA+ 4d
Can y’all explain open relationships. Why be in a committed relationship if there is no commitment? Like aren’t y’all just friends with benefits (is it not the same?)
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Anonymous 4d

Feelings are different, definition is different

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Anonymous 4d

different idea of commitment. You can be committed to growing in relationship strength and improving together, without also committing to not doing that with anyone else / specifically not having sex with anyone else. obviously splitting time between multiple people makes that much more difficult sometimes though

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Anonymous 4d

I like that I get to continue to be a person with my own aspirations- which includes forming relationships with new people and learning about myself outside of who I am in relation to just one person. I like watching my partners explore this aspect too. I have never seen a functional long-term relationship. I want to feel free to leave if I want to and I want my partners to feel the same way. Never trapped- always free to choose. Commitment in the traditional sense is not something I want.

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Anonymous 4d

Personally I would never be in that type of relationship, I have tried it. It’s not a dynamic that can work for me because I’m a healthy dose of protective over my partner and I don’t like the idea of sharing my person. However, I understand that it is much different than friends with benefits because of the emotional commitment and future aspirations.

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Anonymous 4d

i dont get it either

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

So…friends with benefits?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

Ideally- aren’t all couples supposed to be friends with each other? I’m not sure what you are asking me. I don’t think of my relationships that way.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

I think the answer is complicated. I have a girlfriend and I have friends who I’m dating. My gf and I have plans to continue living together into the future. My other partners haven’t mentioned such a desire and I’m cool with that too- we can just date and have fun. I’m open to more if that’s what they want. It really comes down to what we all want to commit to and what is/isn’t practical

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