‘Hot husband’ fetish explained as Nikki Glaser shares why she lets boyfriend sleep with other women

Here is what you need to know about the 'hot husband' fetish – after Nikki Glaser admitted that she allows her boyfriend to sleep with other women.

During an interview on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast earlier this week, the comedian and Golden Globes host revealed that she is more than happy for her partner of 13 years, Chris Convy, to hook up with women, even though she doesn't do the same.

"In a relationship, I don't really care if my boyfriend were to hook up. But that is not a two-way street," she explained.

"I'm not someone who likes to hook up when I'm in a relationship. I don't really care about that. But I don't care if someone else were to. In fact, I kind of like it."

Nikki Glaser revealed she is more than happy with the prospect of her man hooking up with other women (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

This isn't the first time that Glaser has acknowledged her preferences publicly either, with the 41-year-old previously telling Gwyneth Paltrow that she's confident in herself and her relationships.

"I guess I’m just confident in like, I’m a pretty good person to date," she explained on Paltrow's The Goop Podcast. "When it comes to my relationship, I just don’t have jealousy over him getting close to other women."

So what does non-monogamy (or hot husbanding) mean exactly?

Hot husbanding explained

According to the fetish website Fetlife, the term hot husbanding applies to a man in a committed relationship who sleeps with various sexual partners while in a committed relationship.

In some cases, his partner will watch or even encourage the hook-ups.

So, in short, hot husbanding is exactly the same as hotwifing, except it's where the man hooks up with other partners instead of the woman.

Why are some couples into hot husbanding or hotwifing?

Given the fact that most people in relationships are monogamous, the idea of allowing or watching your partner get freaky with someone else is an uncomfortable one.

Hot husbanding may be unorthodox but for some couples it strengthens the relationship (Getty Stock Images)

However, in contrast to cheating, hotwifing or hot husbanding is a practice which is completely consensual between both partners, with boundaries usually being pre-agreed before the deed is done.

There are numerous reasons why someone may be into hot husbanding, including erotic empowerment, breaking taboos and roleplay scenarios.

Meanwhile, some couples report feeling a sense of satisfaction from the idea that their partner is desirable to other people as well as a deepening of trust and intimacy in the relationship.

Hotwifing or husbanding even appears to have done wonders for some partnerships, with a study from the intimacy platform Wifey revealed that 71 percent of 1,000 surveyed couples reported feeling a 'stronger emotional bond with their partner' after inviting a third person into their bed.