open marriage

Definition of open marriage

: a marriage in which the partners agree to let each other have sexual partners outside the marriage

Examples of open marriage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More alarming are those married couples in her practice who were in open marriages or already having multiple clandestine affairs and now are flouting guidelines by continuing to take new lovers. — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, "No sex, please, we're in a pandemic: Who can be intimate, who shouldn't while in coronavirus quarantine," 1 May 2020

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“Open marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20marriage. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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