Those of us who are used to the conventional norms of relationships being only between two individuals may find the concept of an open relationship quite different, and even very complex. A commitment between two people and yet you are allowed to be intimate with more people? The thought of that may even seem strange.

The interesting part is that despite what the monogamous people believe, science is the one to back up the benefits of having an open relationship and as long as the people involved are okay with it, who are others to say anything about it?

One of the easiest reasons for today is that while people may commit themselves to one person, they tend to go astray at times and it gives way to a lot of dishonesty in the relationship.

The concept of the open marriage lets your spouse know about the other person, making your bond deeper as well since you don’t have to sneak around about it. This would also include the prospects of there being no case of jealousy since both parties would be in full knowledge of the events and in acceptance of it.

Trust issues are easily mingled here since for monogamous relationships this would be a case of infidelity. The open relationships mutually agree on the arrangement and so they know their partners to see other people and have no problems trusting. 

There are some challenges of course. In marriages like these where you function more as a friend when you feel your partner is not dating the same person, it might be difficult for you to tell him/her that.

Even if you enjoy privileges of being single like going on Tinder and things like that, you need to make sure that both of the people in the marriage are more or less in the same place in life and are being able to date so as to ensure that the open marriage works.

The social aspect to open marriages is that more often than not there is pressure from the family to get married at a certain age or not allow to marry the person of your own choice, in such cases open marriage could be a relief to these people.

Even in places where the LGBT community is not socially accepted, this is a good arrangement for people to evade society and be with people whom they want to be with. 

The reasons for open marriages may be varied, may depend on the level of commitment, may depend on whether or not it is a way to please society and still be able to exercise your choices, it may be a lot of things but while our opinions might differ on the subject, it is the right of the individuals involved to mutually agree and go on with this type of an arrangement.

Where there is consent it doesn’t matter for it to be good or bad or even scandalous to others, as long as people are happy, so shall it be!