I see a lot of advice thrown around that advocates something like this:
"If you want to go out with a girl you like and still screw other girls, then you should be honest about your intentions from the beginning and agree to have an open relationship."
This statement is so asinine and completely ignores the actual practicality of an open relationship in practice.
Think about this, what girl is going to be like "oh what a nice honest guy, I look forward to being his main b*tch." Women generally are not going to waste their time dating someone if its not going to lead something more serious and exclusive. If she wanted to just f*ck she would have found someone at the bar yesterday.
Second of all, let's assume she does agree to an open relationship. There can be only two reasons for this.
1. She either does it in the hope that eventually you will change your mind and only want to see her exclusively. As soon as it becomes clear to her you won't budge she will ditch you.
OR
2. She's not really that into you and is waiting for someone better to come along. How the hell is she going to maintain her respect for you as a man when she's open to getting pounded by other guys that are probably going to be better looking, wealthier, better lovers...etc. Men are not supposed to be cool with sharing their girlfriends, and for good reason (and I call bullsh*t on any guy that says they are cool with it). Women go for the best guy they can get and then try to keep him, they aren't like men looking to "play the field." Once she finds someone who's better than you and/or willing to be in an exclusive relationship, you're toast.
So unless it was a genuine "f*ck buddies" setup how exactly is an "open relationship" actually workable IRL? My opinion is if you find a girl you really want to be with, its either agree to a exclusive relationship or be single and alone. The only way as a man you can have your cake and eat it is to cheat.
"If you want to go out with a girl you like and still screw other girls, then you should be honest about your intentions from the beginning and agree to have an open relationship."
This statement is so asinine and completely ignores the actual practicality of an open relationship in practice.
Think about this, what girl is going to be like "oh what a nice honest guy, I look forward to being his main b*tch." Women generally are not going to waste their time dating someone if its not going to lead something more serious and exclusive. If she wanted to just f*ck she would have found someone at the bar yesterday.
Second of all, let's assume she does agree to an open relationship. There can be only two reasons for this.
1. She either does it in the hope that eventually you will change your mind and only want to see her exclusively. As soon as it becomes clear to her you won't budge she will ditch you.
OR
2. She's not really that into you and is waiting for someone better to come along. How the hell is she going to maintain her respect for you as a man when she's open to getting pounded by other guys that are probably going to be better looking, wealthier, better lovers...etc. Men are not supposed to be cool with sharing their girlfriends, and for good reason (and I call bullsh*t on any guy that says they are cool with it). Women go for the best guy they can get and then try to keep him, they aren't like men looking to "play the field." Once she finds someone who's better than you and/or willing to be in an exclusive relationship, you're toast.
So unless it was a genuine "f*ck buddies" setup how exactly is an "open relationship" actually workable IRL? My opinion is if you find a girl you really want to be with, its either agree to a exclusive relationship or be single and alone. The only way as a man you can have your cake and eat it is to cheat.