Open Relationship Anyone?

[TotallyOz]

Nearly half of gay men have been in an open relationship. Myself included. Do the numbers in this study surprise you?

Single men who have no experience of open relationships:

27% of these men think open relationships can be a good thing.
41% said they can be bad for relationships.
32% said they weren’t sure.
33% believe that ‘open relationships are not real relationships’.
53% said they’d rather be single than in an open relationship.
29% believe relationships end up open because gay men can’t be monogamous.

23% of the single men in our survey said they had some experience of open relationships. This is what they think:

37% of these men think open relationships can be a good thing.
28% said they can be bad for relationships.
35% said they weren’t sure.
24% believe that ‘open relationships are not real relationships’.
26% said they’d rather be single than in an open relationship.
22% believe relationships end up open because gay men can’t be monogamous.

Of the men who are currently dating:

When it came to men who are currently dating there wasn’t much difference in the stats in comparison to single gay men - both with/without experience of open relationships.

Of the men who believe themselves to be in a monogamous relationship/marriage/civil partnership:

45% have been in a monogamous relationship/marriage/civil partnership for over three years.
20% have experience of being in an open relationship.

Men, who believe themselves to be in a monogamous relationship/marriage/civil partnership, with NO experience of open relationships:

18% of these men think open relationships can be a good thing.
30% said they can be bad for relationships.
51% said they weren’t sure.
33% believe that ‘open relationships are not real relationships’.
54% said they’d rather be single than in an open relationship.
19% believe relationships end up open because gay men can’t be monogamous.

Men, who believe themselves to be in a monogamous relationship/marriage/civil partnership, with SOME experience of open relationships:

50% of these men think open relationships can be a good thing.
12% said they can be bad for relationships.
38% said they weren’t sure.
18% believe that ‘open relationships are not real relationships’.
20% said they’d rather be single than in an open relationship.
15% believe relationships end up open because gay men can’t be monogamous.

https://www.fsmag.org.uk/fs152-open-relationships-uncovered

[Guest Erostotle]

Oz, don't we already have an open relationship?

[TotallyOz]

I personally, have never seen a gay monogamous relationship work. But, I'm a ho.

[numerito]

I am in an open relationship, with certain rules and limitations. It has worked very well for 13 years (and counting), and we love each other like the first day, or probably even more...