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Prism

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38. Seems like a cuckold fetish

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 02:19 PM

Jul 2015

Doesn't really speak to feminism as near as I can tell.

And I say that as someone in an open relationship. I just don't see what the author is getting out of it. The relationship feels . . . imbalanced.

But, whatever. If it works for them.

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What Open Marriage Taught One Man About Feminism [View all] IronLionZion Jul 2015 OP

She sounds like the kind of woman I wouldn't want to be and he sounds like Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #1

That's my take as well IronLionZion Jul 2015 #7

If it works for them, who am I to object? TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #2

I think... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

"Feminism always comes back to sex" geek tragedy Jul 2015 #4

I'm happy for them in their open marriage Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #42

As someone who has been in open relationships before TM99 Jul 2015 #5

That's what I think as well IronLionZion Jul 2015 #6

honesty,self-awareness and equality are crucial in any relationship, and especially in an open one. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #8

My first marriage started out with those qualities, TM99 Jul 2015 #10

Mine was open from the start, which was a good thing. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #18

Yes, we were as well from the start. TM99 Jul 2015 #19

Sounds to me like you've got a good grip on what makes for healthy relationships. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #22

Very well said. TM99 Jul 2015 #23

Thank you for posting. Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #14

Dear Penthouse... onehandle Jul 2015 #9

Exactly. Cuckold fetish. AngryAmish Jul 2015 #13

I have no problem with the sharing part but Shankapotomus Jul 2015 #11

I object to this being called feminism. Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #12

I think he clearly loves HER, and I hope she loves him just as much, in the end. lostnfound Jul 2015 #15

A wife committing adultery does not equate with feminism. ladyVet Jul 2015 #16

I think this is satire or fiction to feed the MRA nonsense. RadiationTherapy Jul 2015 #17

Exactly. Yavin4 Jul 2015 #28

+1,000,000! MADem Jul 2015 #35

I thought the same thing. kcr Jul 2015 #43

Right. Why didn't we see this before? bemildred Jul 2015 #20

I don't wade into gender controversies on DU. closeupready Jul 2015 #21

Admirable libodem Jul 2015 #25

Wisdom borne of DU's nonstop civil board wars... closeupready Jul 2015 #29

Yep libodem Jul 2015 #32

Gross. When did DU turn into "Swingers Underground"? Romulox Jul 2015 #24

Dear Democratic Underground Forum CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #26

Open Marriage has little or nothing to do with Feminism Yavin4 Jul 2015 #27

Exactly shenmue Jul 2015 #30

That's my take on it, too. nt Nay Jul 2015 #36

Fiction. What name does he publish his ebooks under? Hekate Jul 2015 #31

Quantum mechanics offers a good explanation for this sense of isolation Orrex Jul 2015 #33

You do realize that is the same as three brazillion.... madinmaryland Jul 2015 #44

Sounds like a letter that was rejected from "Dear Penthouse Forum." nt MADem Jul 2015 #34

These young people today won't get that reference Yavin4 Jul 2015 #37

Those whippersnappers will just have to do the google and see if they can figure it out!! MADem Jul 2015 #40

Seems like a cuckold fetish Prism Jul 2015 #38

This has to be a right-wing parody of a "liberal feminist male" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2015 #39

I'm impressed by the responses to this thread IronLionZion Jul 2015 #41

I bet this is a spoof irisblue Jul 2015 #45

"Diaper bag notwithstanding, I was still a Man." Skittles Jul 2015 #46

Relationships are not easy RobertEarl Jul 2015 #47