The theoretical aspects of "Open Couples"

In his famous play *Open Couple*, Italian playwright Dario Fo tells a story of a couple deeply entangled in an emotional conflict. The wife, driven by her husband's infidelity, repeatedly attempts suicide, while the husband is exhausted from their tug-of-war. Their attitudes towards family are drastically different, and their relationship teeters on the brink of collapse. To alleviate the crisis, and adhering to the principle of properly resolving the "infidelity," after endless arguments, fights, and debates to no avail, the couple jointly devises a peculiar "open policy"... Thus, the traditional, harsh emotional struggle of monogamy transforms into a social dynamic involving three men and three women.

Love and marriage are never equivalent, and more and more people view marriage as the grave of love. The institution of marriage demands fidelity, with emotions directed only at one person, which most easily leads to physiological and psychological desensitization. In truth, deep within everyone lies a desire for novelty and self-discovery. Hu Yinmeng once wrote: "I found that my long-standing relationships with men and women have been stuck in this contradiction: I want personal independence and freedom, but I also want a stable, lasting, deep, and comprehensive relationship. Is it possible for these two to coexist harmoniously within a single system or relationship? The answer is yes. The exemplary figures I can think of in the Western world are Sartre and Beauvoir, and in Taiwan, Professor Zeng Zhaoxu and his wife. Whether married or not, the relationships of these exemplary figures are all based on freedom and openness. The story of the former is well-known and needs no further elaboration; The latter's prenuptial vows are worth mentioning again—Professor Zeng and his wife had an agreement that their marriage must include the freedom to change one's mind. This requires a very high level of security and maturity.

Even today, many people still see marriage as mutual reliance and support, but for the more independent new generation, they seem to crave a more independent and autonomous marital relationship. For many years, marriage has been accompanied by possessiveness and greed, and in a materialistic environment, this greed has become even more rampant, with the proportion of "fear of marriage" and "unmarried" individuals increasing year by year.

Li Yinhe, a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said, "*** is not about morality." George O'Neill, in *Open Marriage*, said, "Fidelity is not the kind of sexual or psychological dependence that binds two people together tightly, but rather a loyalty and responsibility to the development of one's partner, the integrity of one's self, and mutual respect." Those who advocate multiple relationships believe that one can achieve great enrichment of personality and creative growth through different people.

Is an open partnership the future of marriage? It's unlikely. The existing marriage system did not arise out of thin air; it relies on a strong foundation of private property, intimacy, and family affection, which is difficult for any other system of gender relations to replace. Monogamy, whether from a public opinion, moral, or legal perspective, exerts controllable constraints on people's behavior and, to a certain extent, reflects a high degree of human rights equality.

However, the future of marriage systems and gender relations remains highly uncertain. From the feudal society of polygamy to the present and into the future, marriage has appropriately accompanied the progress of world civilization.

However, couples engaging in casual sex is a real phenomenon, and its existence has its reasons. For example, casual sex is a new phenomenon; as an experience, it's worth being brave enough to try it once and gain some experience. Men and women are the same; put yourself in their shoes. A man's thoughts are a woman's thoughts, although women's thoughts are often not outwardly expressed. Secondly, couples engaging in casual sex is safer and cleaner than men soliciting prostitutes or women hiring male escorts. It's a million times better than a man having a lover and neglecting his wife, which is considered unfaithful; or a woman having a lover and neglecting her husband, which is considered unfaithful.
Casual sex is not infidelity; it's trust and responsibility. It can also make couples more honest with each other and deepen their feelings.

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