My Open Minded - Wife -2006-

There was a terrifying moment in September when Sarah saw me looking at a waitress for two seconds too long. She didn't scream. She went cold. The open mind had slammed shut. We spent a weekend in silence, terrified that we had broken the monogamy machine irreparably.

The anticipation was the drug. For the first time in our marriage, we were co-conspirators. We would put the kids to bed, pour two glasses of Yellow Tail merlot, and scroll through the computer screen together, laughing at the creeps and wondering about the potentials. My Open Minded Wife -2006-

Anonymous (Guest Contributor for The Relationship Retrospective ) There was a terrifying moment in September when

October 12, 2024 (Reflections on an era 18 years past) The open mind had slammed shut

By the end of the year, we had decided to close the relationship again. Like a storm that had passed, we looked at the wreckage and the new growth. We didn't divorce. We didn't join a cult. We simply changed the shape of the container.