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Does “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Function in Open Gay Relationships?
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Dear Adam,
My husband and I are thinking about opening up our partnership. We agree that as lengthy as we don’t have to hear about the other guys we play with, we’ll be fine. We also know that if we get the details we’ll be jealous and furious. In your experience does this strategy work for gay couples?
Signed,
Ready in Reno
Dear Ready in Reno,
Don’t ask, don’t tell, doesn’t work.
In fact, from what I’ve seen, it ends in disaster.
If you are not talking about your hook-ups then one of the important aspects of your life—your sexuality—is off limits for discussion. Your sexuality becomes a secret. As queer people we have spent plenty of moment keeping our sexuality a secret.
And for many, it started a lifelong pattern of hiding.
Sexual secrets can be hot, but they also keep us separate and disconnected from people we love.
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