Are open relationships 'wrong'?

In theory no, and sometimes in practice no. However in the context of a marriage with kids I think people should be very careful about them. Often they tend to blow things up, and that's not fair to the children involved. It's a huge risk to a marriage to bring other partners in and all the feelings that come with that. Often one person is more into the idea than the other and the other gets dragged along. On that last note, I also think it is completely unethical to ask your spouse (if you have kids) for one unless you think they're very likely to be interested in it. It's basically saying "Now that you're locked down I want to force you into an unhappy and jealous position by sleeping with others."

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