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Reply to "Do "open marriages"/ENM/poly arrangements every really prove happy and stable over the longer term?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It also just seems pretty exploitative to me. Like a cover for irresponsible narcissists to behave selfishly... all in the name of expanding human freedom.[/quote] This is basically what it was for the one long-term couple I know who "made it work." Only one was a narcissist and that parter had like a half dozen different relationships/entanglements outside the marriage. It was like a parasitic relationship where the marriage was made functional by attaching itself to other people who could provide the narcissist with attention and adoration. It was very odd. I have known other people who had open marriages but it was always either a precursor to divorce or a temporary thing that they worked through and then closed it back up. I do not think humans are built for this kind of relationship long term. Granted, monogamy doesn't work longterm for a lot of people either. But I think it's more functional and successful than open marriage.[/quote]
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