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The times they are a-changin, andrelationshipsare just one of many fronts.
Some couples nowadays are more open to the idea of polygamy than in the past.
In fact,33% of adultsin America say that open marriages are acceptable.
But that doesnt mean you could just ask a couple to open their relationship and expect them to agree.
This womanconfessed to having feelings for her friends husband.
So, she decided to ask them toopen their marriage.
When they disagreed, she complained about them being too stuck up.
Trying to decide how to proceed with the friendship, the married woman decided to consult with the Internet.
Yet breaking up with your friends is also a thing.
In fact, people end friendships all the time.
Two-thirds of Americansrevealedin a survey that theyve broken up with a friend at least once.
When deciding whether or not its time to end afriendship, experts advise trusting your gut.
In some cases, friendships might cool off on their own.
Neither party needs to actively do anything then.
In the end, all friendships are different.
Some, like in this story, might bepretty toxic, so theyre as difficult to end.
Other people might find it harder to cut off friends who have been there since childhood.
Just like Sam Owens suggested, trusting your gut might be the way to go in such a situation.
Usually, the two people who areinthe relationship decide whether or not they want to pop fire up relationship.
A situation where another person asks to become a third partner in a marriage happens less often.
Usually, one partner may be pressuring the other to try out an open marriage.
Often the idea of anon-monogamous relationshipbrings up fear, insecurity, and jealousy.
One of the main conditions for an open relationship is honesty, Psychologist Caitlin Killoren writes forRelish.
Relationship expert Page Turnersays: Its a bad sign when one person pressures the other person to open up.
Particularly after their partner says no once, twice, or a thousand times when asked.
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