OPEN RELATIONSHIPS

Okay so we have some couples out there who are engaging in this new phenomenon" open relationships".Let's explore this, now who is really benefiting from this? I will say most of the men are because they have found a way to get their partner to go along with this ridiculous notion. So when you are in a open relationship you can see other people as long as your partner knows about it. Now I cannot understand how this would make me happy, and why would I want my man to have sex with someone else. Why am I with him if I want to see him with other people. Maybe someone can explain the benefits of living like this. And what about the risk of std's and all the emotional crap that you have to deal with. How would you explain this relationship to your friends and family. When Monique went public and said she and her husband had a open relationship, I was just disappointed. I know its her life but black couples are heavily scrutinized and I just was not ready for that one. I believe in marriage and just see this as another way for people to get their freak on. So the point of being in this type of relationship is for couples to satisfy their needs by bringing in another person to fulfill a need that the spouse or partner cannot.