open relationship

English

WOTD – 3 May 2011

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Noun

open relationship (plural open relationships)

1. A romantic and/or sexual relationship in which the people involved are permitted or tolerated to be available to have additional simultaneous romantic and/or sexual relationships.

   Hyponym: open marriage

   • 2003 January 26, Rose Rouse, “Multiple choices”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     "But practically and logistically, what does an open relationship actually involve? Apparently, it's about 'being able to love yourself and others, plus healing some of the guilt and shame we have around our sexuality," says Susannah.

   • 2004 March, Out, page 132:

     "Ryan wants to have sex and says he and his boyfriend have an open relationship, but I feel too guilty to go all the way."

Translations

a relationship with possible additional relationships

• Catalan: relació oberta f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 開放式關係 / 开放式关系 (kāifàngshì guānxì)

• Danish: åbent forhold n
• Dutch: open relatie, vrije relatie
• Finnish: avoin suhde
• French: relation libre (fr) f
• Georgian: ღია ურთიერთობა (ɣia urtiertoba)
• German: offene Beziehung f
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: オープンリレイションシップ (ōpunrireishonshippu)
• Polish: związek otwarty m
• Portuguese: relacionamento aberto m
• Russian: откры́тые отноше́ния n pl (otkrýtyje otnošénija)
• Spanish: relación abierta f
• Swedish: öppet förhållande (sv), öppen relation