would you save your relationship by going to an open relationship?

Sol Allphin: 1

Merna Fauset: NO NO

Renita Sefton: Probably not. Been there, done that and it is an unsatisfying, degrading compromise of ones self-respect and dignity. I'm not trying to be flip, but your question is, I believe, based on a false assumption. It sounds as though the relationship that you thought you had has already been replaced by an "open relationship" - at least for one party. And your question as to the motivation for lying is also problematic. Lies are always means of deception and are almost always either aimed at avoiding responsibility or justice. I believe that better questions might be asked of yourself: "Do I want to be promiscuous?" "Do I want to be in a relationship with a liar and cheat?" "Do I believe that this person's lying and cheating is part of their character or an uncharacteristic lapse of their ethical and moral judgment? " And finally, "What does the answer to that last question do to my chances of acquiring an STD! and of the chances for my future children, should there be any, having a loving, responsible father?...Show more

Donnie Bolio: i wouldnt have an open relationship. im a sagittarius and jealous in a relationship. i like to have my partner to myself. i cant handle knowing he is with someone else and vice versa. i also think that its about respect. if he doesnt want me with anyone else he has to have enough respect for me to not anything but i think that if both partners want an open relationship, and can handle that kind of relationship then thats their business