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Sex with others is ok when in a relationship
Replies: 3Last Post Aug. 13, 2008 7:36pm by Majo
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It's been driving me nuts that there will be other men that my girlfriend will be sexually attracted to, so i decided to convince myself that sex with other people when you're in a relationship is ok, so i could get rid of my pain of the hurt that she may desire other guys.

Please argue this? See if you can come up with a valid counter for my argument?

If a man and a woman are in a close, loving relationship, sex with others should be ok.
Why?

well...
Society classically deems that sex with others when in a relationship is a big no, and believes that no excellent or lasting relationship can occur when there are multiple sex partners.
But there are two types of attraction- emotional and sexual. While both are important in a relationship, sexual attraction is a dime-a-dozen, and emotional attraction should be the unique element occurring only with the 2 people in the relationship.

When a man sees a hot woman on the street, even if he's in a relationship, chances are he'll be attracted. His desire for the woman is comparable to any desire for a source of pleasure such as cake or a video game. The difference is, because he desires a human being, and his sexual desire for her may overshadow his sexual desire for his partner, his partner may feel jealous or bitter. Women don't get jealous of cake because it provides pleasure, they only get jealous when someone in a comparable category to themselves (i.e. another woman) provides the pleasure, because they see it as a threat. And it's true, obviously you don't want your partner to be attracted to anyone else in any way, but the way you should look at it is that your partner will always have desires for other things aside from you, and aside from sex, there are still many unique things you share that no one else can provide.

However if approached correctly, and if the emotional bond is strong enough, sex with other people should be ok because it is just a way of satisfying pleasure. As long as you are careful not to develop emotional attachment (this is easy to do for men, but harder for women).

Really the only problem with sex with someone outside of your relationship (aside from when people stupidly get too close and develop an emotional relationship) is that the partner generally may feel worry or concern that someone else is providing their partner with pleasure-because when someone else is giving your partner a lot of pleasure it makes you feel like you're worth less.
The keys for this to work:
a. You have to identify that sex is not the focal point of your relationship, and that an emotional bond is. And it's ok for other women to provide your man with pleasure (or vice versa) because you have unique elements to your relationship which no one else can share.
b. Don't get attached to sex partners- don't get personal or else you may develop an emotional bond, which is bad.
c. If your relationship is strong enough where good sex with someone else doesn't make you want to be with that person, then it is a good relationship. If not, then clearly the relationship wasn't meant to be anyways.
The main advantage/argument for sexual monogamy in a relationship is that if you have sex with only your partner, it can be used as a bonding tool, because that experience is unique to just you and your partner. Clearly you should weigh the benefits and decide what's right.


7:18 pm on Aug. 13, 2008 | Joined: June 2008 | Days Active: 185
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you can try it, but I've never seen it really work except in long distance relationships that return to monogamy asap. polyamory is one thing, but if you're not cut out for it, it's going to be a painful experience. The sexual aspect of most relationships IS emotional, not just mutual masturbation. For a lot of people, good sex isn't just physical pleasure but emotional fulfillment that enhances that pleasure.

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i dont feel like reading all this
all im saying is its a common belief sex isnt something that should just be done
it should be done with someone you care about
God knows how many people actually stick with that... but not the point

anyway, if she cares about you, she should be having sex with you
and if she cares about you, she would care that it would hurt you that shes gunna have sex with lots of random men


ps. swinging is nasty

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7:26 pm on Aug. 13, 2008 | Joined: April 2006 | Days Active: 170
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Majo


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I don't think, one, that that'll help you to hurt less...if you don't want her even being attracted to other men, why would you want her jumping into bed with them?

Secondly, I don't think sex with others is okay when you're with someone. Too many emotions are involved. Someone could fall out of love, someone could get their heart broken, someone could fall in love with someone who is emotionally unavailable, etc.

Dude, just deal with the jealousy, don't introduce other penises into the equation.

Just out of curiousity...are you sexually attracted to other women?

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7:36 pm on Aug. 13, 2008 | Joined: May 2005 | Days Active: 301
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