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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a memoir published in the last year or so by a woman in an ENM marriage. It got a lot of press at the time (Molly Roden Winter is the author). Literally every comment I read in various reviews said her dh came across as a total jerk who bullied her into being non-monogamous so that he could carry on his affairs. I didn't read the book; the reviews were unappealing enough. The other common thread in all the comments was people placing bets on when that marriage would implode. It sounded kind of sad to me. They have teenage kids who have to deal with their parents' relationship being discussed far and wide.[/quote]
I mean, she keeps begging the husband to close the marriage and he refuses. He’s a rich guy so I assume she’s staying for the money. [/quote]

I read the book. Both Molly and her husband are selfish in their own right. Molly fell in love and had a long term partner, but he wanted more than she could give him. Had he not moved, it likely would have lasted even longer, as she was breaking her husband and her set "rules".

I also just finished watching PolyFamily on Hulu. One married couple with two kids form a closed quad with another couple. The two women first proceed to have two babies within seven months of each other. Then the second wife gets pregnant again. The show picks up at the end of the last pregnancy.  They do not know the bio fathers of the three younger kids. They live in Oregon, and they have a ton of issues. I just don't see how it will last long term. I think they've been together for five years (at the time of filming), so probably six years now. What a mess.

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