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“Why isn’t making the sacrifice to be monogamous considered to be nobler than this myth of effortless monogamy that’s a result of love and passion?”

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As much as I have wanted to be in an open relationship for many years, now that I’m in one, I find I’m not really sure what to do.

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With all this connection happening on the internet and all this anonymous hooking up, a question that is begging to be asked is- will we ever be satisfied with a single partner?

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It’s easy to go, “Oh, but it’s just a joke.” That’s simple to say when it’s just one joke. Unfortunately, though, it isn’t one joke. It’s dozens, playing on endless loops in media and real life.

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“Open relationships should always come from a place of, we’re young, we’re hot, let’s just experience stuff. I honestly think that once my partner starts telling me about people he’s hooking up with it’ll be like a fun thing we can kiki about, like we’re best friends.”

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My face was buried deep in the pillow and I remember praising the lord and clinching the sheets, which of course only made him go at it even more. When it was over I was like, “WAIT WHY DID YOU STOP??!!”

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This, of course, ignores the pervasive problem of people — even in otherwise loving relationships — being pressured into things that they do not feel comfortable doing.

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One of the taglines is: “Be a porn star for a weekend, not for the rest of your life.”