Open Relationship: Meaning, Boundaries, Consent, and Non-Monogamy
An open relationship allows agreed romantic or sexual connections with other people while maintaining clearly discussed boundaries and consent.
An open relationship allows agreed romantic or sexual connections with other people while maintaining clearly discussed boundaries and consent.
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Open may mean honest, accepting, available, or consensually non-monogamous in discussions of sexuality, dating, identity, and relationships.
Non-monogamous describes a person or relationship that allows more than one romantic or sexual connection through mutual knowledge and consent.
Romantically open describes willingness or agreement to form romantic connections beyond one exclusive partnership, or emotional readiness to pursue romance.
Romantically exclusive describes an agreement to reserve romantic partnership or intimacy for one partner, whether or not sexual exclusivity is also required.