open marriage

English

Noun

open marriage (countable and uncountable, plural open marriages)

1. 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), 开放式婚姻 (kāifàngshì hūnyīn)

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

See also

• open relationship

References

• “open marriage”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.