Kinds of Open Fidelity

The relationship structures of the people I have interviewed can be fitted into four models. They illustrate four different ways in which you can go about honest nonmonogamy. Different models work best for different people, and there is some overlap between them. It is possible to change from one model to another over time.
The first [...]

Russell’s story: part 3

I’ve told you how Russell cheated on his partner Sylvia and how that in the end this led to their breakup. Now he tells how his relationships became more honest:
When I was near the end of the long-term relationship with Sylvia, Sally was one of several sexual relationships I was having - some regular, [...]

There is another way!

This week in the Daily Telegraph, Angela Levin has a series of three articles investigating ‘why the UK is in the grip of an infidelity epidemic’. They are headed ‘Desperately seeking someone’, ‘Being unfaithful keeps me happy’ and ‘Adultery isn’t the end - it’s a wake-up call’.
She has interviewed over a hundred people who [...]

Guardian columnist says threesomes can work

In last Thursday’s Guardian, Pamela Stephenson Connolly responds to a man whose male lover says he is interested in involving another man in their life and who is afraid it could cause problems in their relationship. I’m quite impressed with the column (here).
She says: “Threesomes (whether purely sexual or otherwise) can work, but the setting up [...]