The New Monogamy: Cheating by the Rules?

September 1, 2008  |  Happy Hour

Courtesy of The Love Council

A New York magazine article entitled “The New Monogamy” states that marriages are becoming more and more open. The thinking is that agreed-upon “cheating” will ward off the urge to stray further. In this view, as long as each spouse “sluts around” (their words, not ours) within the boundaries deemed acceptable by both parties (rules range from just kissing to engaging in full-blown orgies), they aren’t actually cheating. Sure, it sounds pretty crazy. But let’s just go with it for now, keeping in mind how unnatural forsaking all others can feel to some in committed relationships ?- and how striving for true monogamy can outright ruin some relationships. So, provided the rules of engagement are mutually agreed upon, is the open approach reasonable?

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