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Personals Drama: Do you attract douchebags or is it just my bad luck? Plus open relationships - could you swing it?

Posted by airheadgenius

 

 

A man wrote to me yesterday. He had a cheeky grin and was reasonably appealing to look at.
His email wasn't all that engaging though - especially this sentence: "And perhaps you might enjoy a light tap on your fanny now and then" given that in my language, fanny means vagina, but his profile was pretty interesting.

I usually just skim, but luckily this time I read it completely. Right up to the bit that said that he was currently in an open relationship but could always find space for new and interesting people.

I wrote back thanks, but that I was not interested in someone in an open relationship. Actually, I'm not too keen in someone in any kind of relationship come to that.

He wrote me back using the instant message function: "Thank you, but I am not interested"

What a douche.
I instant messaged him back: "To be honest, I am looking for someone younger". And then I blocked him, which ends that particular chapter.

But what of open relationships people? (I've written about this before, but can't remember when)
I've been in dating situations in their early stages where there's been more than one man on the go, and FWB type situations where quite likely they've been involved with other people but since there was no serious relationship, I didn't ask who they were dating. It didn't bother me one way or the other.

I've never been in an official open relationship though and can't imagine wanting to be in one. I am not a jealous person, so that's not the reason it doesn't appeal to me and I've absolutely no moral judgement against it. It just seems unduly complicated.

My kid's dad asked if I would consider an open relationship many years ago. I had an 18 month old and was pregnant with my second child. I didn't think it would be a good look for me back then.

Still don't.

 

Here are some I made earlier:
Jaded or pragmatic?
Let down badly by an Englishman
Dating and dying
Do your friends hook you up?
Is size everything?
King dong and kizz volume
Prostitues - yay or nay?
The female orgasm
Fabulous at 40, the reprise
Slim, petite or average?
Losing Momentum

 

 


Comments

recycledbrooklyn said:

Ha!  Nice guy, eh?  

I'm not wired for open relationships, though similarly I've been casually involved with women whom I know were seeing other men.  I know though that were I  more into these women, it definitely wouldn't work for me.  It didn't put me out only because I didn't care enough about them to care.  

I've a good friend that considers herself "polyamorous."  She once lived with two men and they considered themselves to be in a committed relationship.  It's not something I can imagine for myself.  I know another couple that have an "open marriage."  They seem to love each other deeply, but they get action on the side (but never together).  Again, I can't imagine it for myself.  

At any point in my life that I've been in love, I didn't want to be with anybody else.  It's not that I didn't look at someone here and there and think they were attractive, or even think to myself that if my situation were different... but never regretfully.  

Perhaps some people are wired for "open" and some are simply not.  I count myself in the latter category.  

April 11, 2009 5:49 PM

SDpro said:

I am not into open relationships. I seem to not be able to find one TRUE honest, attractive intelligent male. No matter what I do.. they all seem to have issues!! He must be out there somewhere!

April 12, 2009 12:24 AM

Placeboeffect said:

I'm not comfortable with the idea of an open relationship. Either by being in that kind of relation or by having sex with someone in that situation. It seams to me that one person do it more to accommodate the other one needs.

That's weird that you approach the subject today, because my friend with benefice, told me that the day that he would be in a serious relation, he still want to see me on the side. And for me it's really strange, cause fatefulness is important to me.

(sorry for the bad grammar english is not my first language and I'm quite rusty)

April 12, 2009 2:46 AM

E-Claire said:

"I instant messaged him back: "To be honest, I am looking for someone younger". And then I blocked him, which ends that particular chapter."

This is why I like you.

April 13, 2009 3:08 AM

mgdanna said:

Years ago my ex wife and I were having a discussion about freedom.  One thing led to another and she jokingly asked "So I can have multiple lovers?"

To which I replied "Absolutely.  I however, won't be one of them!"

Too complicated indeed.  I can barely manage one.

April 14, 2009 6:52 AM

E-Claire said:

I took a leaf from your book today AHG.

He said he met someone else, I said I met someone with a bigger penis.

It made me feel better  :)

April 14, 2009 9:47 AM

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