an open marriage



an open marriage

A marriage between two people who do not object to each other continuing to have other sexual or romantic partners. A: "Lila has a new boyfriend? I thought she was married to Chad." B: "Oh, they have an open marriage." Don't worry, I still date other people—my wife and I have an open marriage.
See also: marriage, open

an open marriage

a marriage in which the partners are free to have sexual relationships with other people We have an open marriage, but I never tell my husband about my other lovers.
See also: marriage, open

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Edmondo-Italian
Primitivapree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman
Delia['di:ljə]
Pushpa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Dympna-Irish
Elva['elvə]