Khoi Wrote:Right, but what if the person just wants to be in an open-relationship because they are either inexperienced or because they enjoy meeting others? I'm not saying they're "sex buddies" either, what if both of those people happens to be similar to a "bff"?
There's never sex involved with "bffs". A bff is a someone close to you where you share what you're feeling for the day, share common interest and a common laugh. A bff is what Rugrats (if people still remember Rugrats) called "bestest friend".
Though there isn't anything wrong with a partner going out with someone else for lunch or dinner with no strings attached. Couples should be able to trust each other enough to let their partner go out on to dinner without worried about being cheated on or feeling insecure (however if the person they're going out with has other motives, that should be taken into consideration of BOTH partners. That's effective communication). This can be defined as "meeting others".
But open-ended relationships are just free tickets to cheat without it being called cheating. They're essentially church indulgences of the Romanesque--a ticket to sin before sinning.