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368 pages, Hardcover
First published March 21, 2017
“How is it that as a culture we've decided that it's completely rational to break up a nuclear family because one of the parents has sex with somebody else, even if it's only one time, or a minor fling, or whatever, but it's shameful and perverted to make some temporary accommodations inside a marriage so all parties can get their needs met while doing their primary job, which is staying together and raising their kids as an intact family unit?”...Say hello to marriage after children. After reading the quote above, an open marriage sounds like a sensible solution if all parties are on board, right? My God, it's a fantasy to most people anyway. Well Sarah Dunn explores a fictional couple's relationship during their experimental six-month-long open marriage. They're not allowed to talk about it. They can partake or not. They're giving each other permission, for six months, then it's a closed book forever. Why not?
“Yeah, but I'm not sure marriage should be like dating. Where you're always looking for someone to hook up with.”
“Not looking for it, necessarily. Just, not having to shut it down if it happens. Being able to feel like a sexual person walking through the world again.”
“I barely feel like a sexual person when I'm actually having sex.”