I disagree that sex is necessarily a massive portion of being “in love”.
Think of all the old married couples out there that obviously still love each other dearly, but would never have sex anymore. Does that mean they are no longer “in love” if they are no longer having sex?
When sex breaks down over time as it does with old couples, it proves that there is so much more holding their love together, and whatever that is has been there for a very long time.
Anyway, people can stray from their partners for any number of reasons, but it is certainly a normal desire. Society deems it wrong / disrespectful or whatever, but nature does not. Some people can accept this and have open relationships, other people can not. Neither way is right or wrong, it just comes down to what both people are comfortable with.
As long as someones relationship with someone else is not affecting you, I don’t see the need to judge or criticize it.
Depends whether sex is considered to be a part of loving someone…. This is the 21st century and a lot of people have very open ideas about what to expect from a partner. You can love someone without having sex with them, so why then cant you love someone, and have sex with them and other people?
But I agree that it is important that both people in the relationship understand and agree to playing around with others.
If the other person doesn’t want you to do that, and you go ahead and do it anyway, well that simply shows a lack of respect and love for the other person. But when both people are fine with it, then go for it, its just natural I say
Open Relationship
September 18th, 2009 at 7:49 amand I quote . . . “As long as someones relationship with someone else is not affecting you, I don’t see the need to judge or criticize it.”
I’m glad you realise that was the most important part of what I said
Open Relationship
September 17th, 2009 at 8:06 amcurlz81, what do YOU think the purpose of this site is?
For everyone to agree with a provocative comment you make?
When you start a comment by stating “what’s wrong with people today…”, you are only asking for it.
Simply put, I’m having a whinge about your whinge, which certainly falls within the context of what this site is about!
Open Relationship
September 12th, 2009 at 5:53 amI disagree that sex is necessarily a massive portion of being “in love”.
Think of all the old married couples out there that obviously still love each other dearly, but would never have sex anymore. Does that mean they are no longer “in love” if they are no longer having sex?
When sex breaks down over time as it does with old couples, it proves that there is so much more holding their love together, and whatever that is has been there for a very long time.
Anyway, people can stray from their partners for any number of reasons, but it is certainly a normal desire. Society deems it wrong / disrespectful or whatever, but nature does not. Some people can accept this and have open relationships, other people can not. Neither way is right or wrong, it just comes down to what both people are comfortable with.
As long as someones relationship with someone else is not affecting you, I don’t see the need to judge or criticize it.
Open Relationship
September 10th, 2009 at 2:44 pmDepends whether sex is considered to be a part of loving someone…. This is the 21st century and a lot of people have very open ideas about what to expect from a partner. You can love someone without having sex with them, so why then cant you love someone, and have sex with them and other people?
But I agree that it is important that both people in the relationship understand and agree to playing around with others.
If the other person doesn’t want you to do that, and you go ahead and do it anyway, well that simply shows a lack of respect and love for the other person. But when both people are fine with it, then go for it, its just natural I say
What the hell....
September 9th, 2009 at 9:11 amI wonder how many people are actually deterred by these commercials…
Personally I’m not bothered by them, but then, I don’t smoke…