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fromVulture
3 days ago

Lily Allen Airs Him Out on West End Girl

Lily Allen's first album in seven years "fuses fact and fiction" as it traces the breakdown of an open marriage. Recorded over ten days following her 2024 breakup from Stranger Things actor David Harbour, whom she married in 2020, it's hard not to picture him as the subject of the lyrical cheating allegations. "I made this record in December 2024 and it was a way for me to process what was happening in my life," Allen told British Vogue in an October 17 profile.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

I Thought My Marriage Was Happy. Then My Wife Asked Me to Agree to Something I'd Never Imagined.

An abrupt ultimatum to open a marriage after years of sexual dissatisfaction demands honest communication, couples therapy, and negotiated boundaries, not a unilateral choice.
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fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

27 Brutally Honest Lessons People Learned In Their First Year Of Marriage

Open marriages can succeed when partners communicate boundaries, respect bodily autonomy, and align on sexual needs and relationship priorities before commitment.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Decades Ago, My Husband and I Made A Sexual Deal. I Want Out-But He Won't Let Me.

Refusing reciprocity and denying a partner the right to change terms breaches consensual nonmonogamy but does not morally justify unilateral cheating.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"Splitsville" Plays Infidelity for Laughs; "A Little Prayer" Shows What's Really at Stake

Splitsville portrays sexual betrayals and open marriages spiraling into destructive, darkly comic consequences for friends and couples.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

My Husband Is Way Too Into His Hobbies. Well, I Found One of My Own That He's Going to Hate.

The author is torn between continuing an affair and confronting marital issues.
Having an open marriage discussion should focus on unmet needs and mutual consent.
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fromIndependent
6 months ago

My husband, my Irish boyfriend and me: What life and sex are really like inside an open marriage

Exploring sexual relationships within marriage led Deepa Paul to self-discovery and polyamory, influencing both her personal life and her writing.
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