The couple have discussed their nontraditional marriage in public for a decade, and now have a podcast on open relationships. In the article, not all relationship experts agreed on the benefits of an open marriage. And in the comments section on the column and on Facebook , readers also had a broad range of reactions. A selection of these reactions are below, edited in places for clarity. In the end, people should be able to have the arrangements they want - committed, open, same-sex, multi-partner, etc.
But whatever its faults, it is what works best for people and it is best for society too. Until I turned 90, I always had more than one partner. It did stress my inadequate memory system keeping track without notes. Now I am happiest with one senior woman, and neither of us needs much more than a willingness to cuddle and listen. I say better an open marriage than the pretend monogamous ones that most people claim to have while they cheat on their spouses in secret.
I suspect there would be fewer divorces if people were honest about their sexual desires and fetishes with the people that they marry. We know scores of happy open couples. If a couple if moving from strength, it will work.
If they are trying to fix something in the relationship, it will not. Good for them. They realize what works for them. A lot of dumb comments will be posted, but understand they are so open with communication that they are already light years ahead of most relationships out there.
Are they objects to be used and disposed of because they are already married no strings attached? My take: They are two longtime friends who ended up marrying each other because they trust, love and genuinely care about each other. Please upgrade your browser. See next articles.
