What Do I Do if My Partner Asks for an Open Relationship

Wanting to explore polyamory is not a sign your partner is unhappy with you, but it could be beneficial (even if you don’t try it)

Thomas H. Brand

Published in

Discovering Polyamory

8 min readMar 4, 2024

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What do I do if my partner asks for an open relationship?

Written by Thomas H. Brand

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Discovering Polyamory

Blogging about polyamory, ethical-non-monogamy, and modern relationships | (He/Him) | DiscoveringPolyamory.com | thomashbrand.com | ko-fi.com/thomashbrand

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