I’ve been with my partner for about four years, and we’re in a really great spot in our relationship. There’s nothing really “missing” in any sense, and I’m actively happy. In the last few months, I’ve sort of felt like I’m being…sexually reborn? For lack of better words? And it’s making me think more about things I was previously not interested in, like kink, and more relevantly, sex with other people. We’ve had some theoretical discussions about bringing a third into the bedroom, and about if we ever wanted to sleep with other people, but I’m not entirely sure if I’m thinking about it so much because it’s what I actually want or if I’m just ruminating on the idea because of the sort of taboo of it and potential for conflict if my partner wasn’t interested.

So, I’m curious; what do you think is a healthy reason to open a relationship versus an unhealthy one?