#onthelifestyle [2020 Original]

Why do "playful couples" still hide in the dark? Can we shed the last vestiges of our puritanical heritage?

#onmodernjealousy

It’s never to late to learn to dance…

As the specter of organized religion fades, the number of “playful couples” rises and rises…

For me, jealousy is about neediness and fear: the fear of losing one’s love.

But when you trust your partner, and they trust you, what’s the harm in a little fun? Why is absolute exclusivity still an expectation?

We are all humans with a drive towards novelty. If you and your partner experience the novelties together, what’s the harm? The couple that plays together grows together.

More importantly, why do we have to hide in the dark? Why are we doomed to be a “sub-culture”?

Why are jealousy and control and a lack of honesty the default?

Why can’t “playful couples” just be an option that most couples explore at some point in their joint life?

Point is, have open and honest discussions.

And push for a more honest and open civil culture. Less hypocrisy is always better. A little less Genghis Khan, a little more love and honesty.