Open Marriage

An open marriage is a type of committed partnership where two people are legally or emotionally married but agree that one or both partners can have sexual or romantic relationships outside the marriage. The structure is consensual and varies widely in rules and boundaries depending on the couple. An open marriage often means the couple plays or dates others - together or separately - while maintaining their core partnership. Some couples focus on sexual openness (e.g., swinging), while others explore romantic connections with multiple people (e.g., polyamory). Open marriages may or may not involve kink dynamics, but many couples in the lifestyle find compatibility with ethical non-monogamy and the kink scene. ### Related Relationship Styles - Ethical Non-Monogamy - Polyamory - Monogamish - Swinging