happyare Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 I have been looking for a real statistical study on this topic for some time, but have been unable to find one. Since I lack the funds/research grant and experience to carry out a real study, I would like to take a little straw poll of people on the loveshack dating forum. I understand that the results of this study are going to be terribly skewed and unrepresentative of the population as a whole, but I would like to see what happens anyway. So, please give your responses to my humble survey. If you do not feel comfortable with answering all of the questions, do not be afraid to skip a few. Many are Yes/No answers, but if you would like to elaborate on your answers, I welcome it. Definition of open relationship: A relationship in which one or more partners are given explicit permission by the other partner(s) to have intimate experiences with people outside the relationship. The allowable intimate experiences can be limited or unlimited by mutual agreement of all members of the relationship.* Nationality: Age: Gender: Sexual orientation: Relationship status: Other pertinent demographic information: Think of your best female friend. If she said that she was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with her? Think of a female friend that you have known for less than two years. If she said that she was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with her? Think of your best male friend. If he said that he was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with him? Think of a male friend that you have known for less than two years. If he said that he was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with him? Think of a person for which you have romantic feelings. If he or she desired an open relationship, would you continue to associate with him or her? What characteristics do you typically attribute to people who participate in Are you interested in discussing this topic further with me? *There are other relationships that involve more than two people in which none of them are allowed to have intimate experiences outside the relationship. While I recognize the existence and validity of these relationships, I feel that asking questions about them at this point would detract from the quality of answers to this particular survey because people would get tired of typing. Please let me know if you disagree.
SoulSearch_CO Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Nationality: U.S. Age: 29 Gender: F Sexual orientation: Straight Relationship status: Dating one person exclusively Other pertinent demographic information: Think of your best female friend. If she said that she was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with her? Yep. Think of a female friend that you have known for less than two years. If she said that she was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with her? Yep. Think of your best male friend. If he said that he was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with him? Yep. Think of a male friend that you have known for less than two years. If he said that he was in an open relationship, would you continue to associate with him? Yep. In all of the above scenarios, what those people do with their personal lives does not affect me. That's like cutting someone off because I don't like a sexual position they use (and I'm not having sex with them). Silly. Think of a person for which you have romantic feelings. If he or she desired an open relationship, would you continue to associate with him or her? Nope. With this scenario, I'd risk getting attached further and try to overlook the "open" thing or pretend they didn't mean it. I would end up getting hurt. Easier to just cut strings. What characteristics do you typically attribute to people who participate in I think stereotyping is silly. Are you interested in discussing this topic further with me? Not really.
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