I don't think there are many women that are open minded about their partner having sex with someone else. Perhaps that's just in my demographic, but even those that may say they are ...it doesn't work out. It also may be the same the other way around...men are more likely to say they are open minded about sex, but if their wife or girlfriend is having it when they are not it also doesn't work.
For me, whatever I felt I needed, I was faithful for over 30 years. But as my marriage became very unhappy I eventually wasn't...not saying that as an adequate excuse, but I was totally ready for my marriage to end, and it did. I don't think I could have survived staying in my marriage, and so I guess I could also say that the catalyst that ended it was at least in part the "pay for play" option, and in a way I'm grateful for that.
See I have found that men are actually less open minded. They are ok with having sex outside of the relationship but they are not ok the woman doing it. Even when the guy is getting sex.
I was in a relationship eons ago and I was taking care of my ill mother. I told him I was not available as much so he should find someone else. He insisted he didn’t need to. I expressed that I didn’t want to be losing a mother and BF at the same time and that I took relationships seriously. Especially my part. Since I can’t do my part, I would understand him stepping out.
He did step out but lied about it. Then 3 days after my mother’s death, he broke up with me. Finally telling me he has been dating other women and after a first date the night before, he had a good feeling about her. He didn’t want to jeopardize what he was starting with her.
I was pissed. Not because he “cheated” but because he was given the chance to openly do what he was doing and yet he chose to lie about it.
I was opened mined enough to actually allow it for lack of a better word. His wife was as well. Although their relationship was over but they shared the house for the sake of the kids. No divorce for him means no child support, no losing the house. It was a good deal for him.
After getting over the upset about the lying, and him changing his mind, we got back together. He continued to see other people for years. I was fine with it. When I went to do the same, it was an issue. When I was thinking of escorting because I enjoy the dynamics of those types of “paid mistress” style relationships and he was really a no-go on that.
He had an open-minded GF, an ex-wife not going the divorce route but staying in the house to share the work/Financial load of life and yet he still felt the need to lie about fucking other women. I still to this day don’t understand why.
I guess this is where my curiosity for the need for secrecy for some men come from. It is a turn on some how for them. I don’t get how lying is a turn on. And I have never really seen it work out. Even in other relationships. I guess I feel that more people are upset about the lying and not the actual act of fucking someone else. I know a lot of women who would trade the pressure put on them so that someone else can meet the need. I have heard it plenty of times.
But then communication is usually always lacking in most relationships. From what I have heard. I haven’t really had many. For my own reason, I just am too independent for them. So what do I really know anyway. LOL.