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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My open relationship is a lot different than some of these PPs are describing.

My DH and I generally have a blast together, we have a similar sense.of humor and we spend a lot of quality time as a family and the occasional  date night involving dinner and a movie or similar.   We also more or less share long-term goals and values. We rarely argue. He is a great parent and a good partner.

The relationship is open for both of us but I have zero drive and honestly I just have minimal prioritization for "fixing" that.  There aren't any men or women who I wish to pursue. We didn't open our relationship to "fix" the problem of my low drive.  We actually opened the relationship 20+ years ago because my drive was higher and I wanted to try different things with different partners.

My DH is also a good partner to his GF, who is a good person whose occasional company I enjoy.  She and I went to brunch recently just the two of us.  We occasionally get both her family and my family together since the kids are similar ages and get along.

It's definitely not all roses.  I occasionally get jealous, resentful, annoyed, and anxious about what the future holds and stressed that there is no culturally accepted model for my longterm relationship situation,  but overall it's pretty happy and pretty stable.[/quote]

It sounds like communication would be the key here. Whenever you get stressed, jealous, etc, just talk with DH and GF about what you’re feeling, and see if you all can come up with constructive solutions. You don’t need some culturally accepted model— you just need something that works for all of you.[/quote]

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