Keeping the excitement alive in a relationship isn't always easy. Sometimes the honeymoon phase is just that, and you have to work on keeping the spark alive.
For some, this might mean arranging a date night every week, or making sure you have enough alone time, but one woman was shocked when her boyfriend asked her for an open relationship to keep things interesting.
The anonymous woman, who asked for advice on a Reddit forum, explained she and her partner had been together for almost six years.
She explained: "We have gone through so much together, made beautiful memories, and began starting our lives together."
The woman added: "We recently moved into our own apartment and it was going fantastic. I am currently in school and have a lot of responsibilities with that so I am often studying until late at night. The only time we really spend quality time together is on the weekends."
The 23-year-old added that because she has been "so stressed", it's hard to find time to be intimate, but her 22-year-old boyfriend is a "very sexual person".
She added: "It's something he needs in order to feel connected which I totally understand. This has led him to the decision that he wants to try an open relationship so he can be happy and I could even experiment too."
She was surprised, considering they had tried to have an open relationship before, and he was the once who stopped it. Nevertheless, she said yes.
The woman explained: "I hesitantly agreed because even though I never want to sleep with someone else nor have him do it, I'd rather get over the fact that I'm not comfortable with it so he can be happy."
One of her worries is that she hasn't been able to provide "what he needs", but she is "anxious" about going through with it because they have some "trust issues".
She added: "I am soooo insecure and have a touch of abandonment issues. I'm nervous that this will exacerbate our problems and end up ruining us."
In the comment section, many were concerned that going through with the open relationship would end up making their problems worse.
One person said: "If you have both trust issues, don't open your relationship. You need to fully trust your partner to be successful in that kind of relationship."
Another added: "If it is not something you actively desire, are comfortable with, and fully on board, don't do it."
"You don't want to do this and it's ok to not be ok with it. It just means you're not compatible. You are both so young —22 and 23– so this is the time where you find these types of things out," shared a third.
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