"Open marriage. Never have two words together contradicted each other more. The idea of marrying only one person (forever, in theory) seems to clash with a concept that suggests freedom and a variety of options. But the journey that Winter embarked on when she decided to open her relationship not only led her to reconcile these two terms, but also to dismantle one by one some of the ideas associated with open relationships, ultimately finding a more confident and self-aware version of herself."
"In its pages, Winter, 53, documents emotional highs and lows, tearful visits to the therapist, awkward sexual encounters and parallel relationships that would change everything: My book is the story of the first 10 years of my open marriage, because it took me 10 years to feel comfortable loving another person, the Illinois-born author explains, in a video call with EL PAIS."
"When she decided to open up their relationship, her marriage to Stewart to whom she is still married today, in addition to having three other partners wasn't teetering on the brink of divorce but it wasn't exactly at its best, either. Two young children, a husband working late and a life with few surprises led her to notice a man who also noticed her. And that ignited everything."
In 2008, after eight years together, a woman proposed opening her marriage without fully understanding the consequences. Open marriage initially felt contradictory to lifelong monogamy. The ensuing decade brought emotional highs and lows, tearful therapy visits, awkward sexual encounters and parallel relationships that reshaped identity and confidence. The marriage to Stewart was not collapsing but had lost vitality amid childcare, long work hours and routine. Mutual consent and negotiations led to an open arrangement. For the woman, anticipated freedom transformed into insecurity, prompting self-examination, boundary-setting and eventual reconciliation of desire, commitment and personal growth.
Read at english.elpais.com
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