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Does “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Work in Open Lgbtq+ Relationships?
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Dear Adam,
My husband and I are thinking about opening up our relationship. We agree that as extended as we don’t own to hear about the other guys we perform with, we’ll be decent. We also know that if we get the details we’ll be covetous and angry. In your experience does this tactic work for gay couples?
Signed,
Ready in Reno
Dear Ready in Reno,
Don’t ask, don’t tell, doesn’t work.
In truth, from what I’ve seen, it ends in disaster.
If you are not talking about your hook-ups then one of the vital aspects of your life—your sexuality—is off limits for discussion. Your sexuality becomes a secret. As homosexual people we have spent plenty of time keeping our sexuality a secret.
And for many, it started a lifelong pattern of hiding.
Sexual secrets can be hot, but they also keep us separate and disconnected from people we love.
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