How is it illogical to point out that less oppressive feelings about sex might result from open relationships becoming more mainstream?In addition, I believe that open relationships have the ability to make our attitudes about sex healthier. Instead of the current sneaking around going on in many marriages, you have an acceptable way to release some of that excess horniness.
The above bold is bad logic. That is almost as bad as saying "people should get married because it decreases the liklihood of reckless sexual behavior."
As for your comparison, marriage probably does decrease the likelihood of reckeless sexual behavior, so I'm not quite sure what your point is there. Obviously, that shouldn't be the only reason you get married, just like decreasing society's sexual guilt load shouldn't be the only reason you personally should engage in an open relationship. But it still remains that both aspects can be an added benefit of their respective types of relationship.
How does a term become transparent? :areyoucrabarcode said:The term relationship is so fluid that it has become transparent in today's society.
Why? Because it doesn't conform to some narrow one man + one woman relationship definition? There are all sorts of different types of relationships-- I have a different type with my fiance, than I do with my sister, than I do with my coworker's, than I do with my dog.Barcode said:Might as well not even call it a relationship in the first place.
How can you say absolutely that someone is always going to get hurt? How do you know? If getting hurt were the criteria for avoiding certain types of relationships, then surely we should ban marriage and child rearing all together. Those are just chock full of heartaches.barcode said:There is no such thing as an emotionless, yet consensual relationship. Someone is always going to get hurt. The issue is how to decrease the liklihood of those who can be hurt.
What are you referring to when you say "there is no such thing as an emotionless yet consensual relationship?" Obviously, you're gonna be emotionally invested in your main partner, the one with whom you've made this open relationship agreement. You may even be emotionally invested in long-term sexual partners (like friends with benefits sort of deal.) And if we are just talking about the one night stand sort of sexual experience, there may or may not be an emotional component (though I'd assume you must like the person), but how the heck is that different than any other sort of one night stand or casual fling perpetrated by a single (or cheating) person?