open marriage

English

Noun

open marriage (countable and uncountable, plural open marriages)

A marital relationship in which each partner agrees that the other partner may have sexual relations with other people as he or she sees fit.
- 1973 Jan. 8, "The Sexes: Swinging Future," Time:
  "Most people have been married more than once, and adultery is universally tolerated. Open marriage would simply legitimize what we already live."
- 1975 March 17, Suzy Chaffee: The Liberated Beauty, Beaver County Times
  "Marriage is only possible for me if it's an open marriage".
- 2002 Aug. 22, Barbara Whitaker, "Neighbor Guilty of Murder Of Girl, 7, in San Diego," New York Times (retrieved 5 Aug 2011):
  Both said they had an open marriage, having sexual relations with others.

Translations

type of marital relationship

Chinese:
Mandarin: 開放式婚姻, 开放式婚姻 (kāifàngshì hūnyīn)

Finnish: avoin avioliitto
Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

open relationship

References

open marriage at OneLook Dictionary Search

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