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
Vasya-Russian
Allegra[ə'legrə]
Prasanna-Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Hindi
TeijaTAY-yahFinnish
Applethwaite['æplθweit]
Kornelija-Croatian, Serbian