I Am Perfectly Okay With Open Relationships. Here’s Why.

“Being faithful to one man for a long period of time feels like a prison sentence. While I do not ever want to get married, if I was to consider it I will definitely be one of those women who marry and divorce every few years or so.”

My guy friend admitted to me that he found me attractive and he oftentimes dreamt about having sex with me. He said that he liked my hair, my “immaculate legs,” lips, and my mindset the most. I graciously accepted his confession.

A few weeks went by and Darius had another confession to make. He had strong feelings for my cousin as well! He lusted over her smooth dark skin, tall height, and shapely frame. I listened and allowed him to speak freely without judgement. After all, I was learning a lot about the male psyche.

Then he informed me about his coworker who possessed completely different physical characteristics from me and my cousin. But he was head-over-heels about her, and he looked forward to seeing his crush in the office every day.

It seemed like my friend would excitedly tell me about a new love interest every couple of weeks. One woman was really kind-hearted. Another was extremely ambitious. The woman he saw on Instagram seemed sexually uninhibited. He fell for different qualities in different women, and his eyes lit up every…