Woman explains why she is fine with her husband sleeping with other men
A woman has explained how she 'got over jealousy' in a marriage where she lets her husband sleep with other men.
Renn and Durden first met on Tinder where Renn had intended to 'hit it and quit it', but they started dating and she eventually found herself with a husband.
The pair even appeared on the show Love Don't Judge, where they explained that they were both bisexual and wanted to get their relationship dynamic right.
Durden came out as bi 'about a year and a half' into the relationship and the conversation they had afterwards led to them opening up their relationship.
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It takes all kinds of people to make a world and folks are increasingly exploring different relationship dynamics to see what works best for them, so they had 'experiences with single women and experiences with single men' and also 'gave each other the freedom to explore that'.
Not everyone is quite so understanding, as the couple called out criticism of their relationship from people who insisted Durden was gay rather than bi.
Renn said: "We have a very like healthy happy relationship.
"The first three years of us being in an open relationship was kind of rocky because you're exploring boundaries and you're figuring out like what's going to work for you."
Durden added: "Back in the day, like, we had rules of no kissing, no eye contact, 'don't call him baby', 'don't call him daddy'."
However, they were able to figure things out as Renn said they 'got over jealousy', though Durden said he likes being jealous.
With their open marriage they are able to satisfy their desires for things they can't give each other with other people but they're still committed to each other.
Durden said he could see them living this lifestyle for another few decades until they were 'in our 60s', while Renn reckoned that they'd be 60 or 70 by the time they stopped 'sharing'.
Their open marriage is one of many relationship dynamics out there, with some people getting more from a different kind of connection than just being exclusive with one partner until the end of either life or the relationship.
'Ethical non monogamy' is a growing trend that more couples are trying where each half of a couple has the freedom to sleep with other people but at the end of the day they are still in a committed relationship with their partner.
Topics: Sex and Relationships, Lifestyle, LGBTQ
Joe Harker