Hi there. I'm looking for any general or all around advice, but also welcome any thoughts, feelings, concerns.

Myself (27m) and my partner (26f) have been discussing opening our relationship to seeing other people. Both of us have been pretty monogamous our whole life and throughout our relationship.

We have excellent communication, and an incredible foundation for a relationship. I absolutely adore her and all that she is, and vice versa. However we met at quite a young age. We've been together for over 8 years, and although we love each other deeply we both have feelings of wanting to date other people.

This isn't a whim decision either. It's something we've actually been discussing for about a year off and on.

I guess what I am wondering is if anyone has advice or tips for going about things. As we want to make sure we go about things the right way. Healthy boundaries, respecting the people we meet as well as meeting our needs for comfort.

I also understand this can look different for the individuals based on comfortability and so forth, but having someone to make talk to about it would be helpful.

Thank you everyone in advance. I can see this has many great members who have tons of insight. 😁