I read an article about Mo'Nique and her husband having an open marriage, and the crazy thing is that Mo'Nique suggested the idea. According to them, having an open marriage fosters honesty because you're not keeping your mate in the dark as to who you're seeing (if anyone). I don't know too many women who would be ok with an open marriage, and why should they? Marriage is elementary: One Man=One Woman. Nowhere in marriage is there an "open marriage" clause. Let me say this: Open marriage=cheating. I don't care how anyone tries to justify it, it's cheating. If you have to step outside of your so-called marriage in order to get your needs met, then you don't have much of a "marriage" to begin with, let alone failed at picking the right person. When you take someone as your husband/wife, you're trusting them to meet your needs. You see in them what you can't see in anyone else.
Ashley Lauren Whitlock Exactly, to me it's an excuse to make you feel better about cheating openly.
That's exactly what this open marriage foolery is, an excuse to cheat under the guise of "honesty". I already have a low view of relationships anyway, and reading the article about Mo'Nique and her husband's open marriage confirmed it. Marriage has become polluted that it's no longer sacred anymore.
Richard,I agree. The ONLY thing that should be open in a marriage is the door to come and go in and out the house. And, with that, spouses should still be selective about when they enter and exit and where they go once they're in and/or out the house. Babette :)
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