• jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
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    3 months ago

    There are many different kinds of relationships, and they have their own advantages and disadvantages.

    For example, someone might say that being in a relationship means you can only have sex with that one person. That’s only true if you’re doing a conventional monogamous relationship. Many people happily and successfully do some form of ethical non monogamy.

    ENM in turn has its own advantages and disadvantages. One of them is a high frequency of people going “I knew a non monogamous couple and they broke up” despite the fact that most monogamous couples break up, too. Just to get ahead of that.

    Anyway. One of the common advantages I value is that people you have a relationship with are less likely to blow you off. A casual friend might bail on your invite, but it’s less likely a good friend or partner will.

    The most common disadvantage is you’ll probably have to do some emotional work at some point. They’ll be having a problem and you’ll have to be there for them. That can be tough.