Open Marriage Acceptance

Open Marriage Acceptance

The lack of social acceptance for open marriage deals with the generally negative attitudes toward open marriage in Western societies, the reasons for those negative attitudes, and the consequences of those negative attitudes for couples in open marriages.

Surveys have shown large majorities of people disapprove of extramarital sexual activity. A few studies show people specifically disapprove of open marriages. Critics have put forward moral, medical, and psychological objections to open marriages. The lack of social acceptance places pressure on couples to hide their open marriages from family, friends, and colleagues.

Read more about Open Marriage Acceptance:  Evidence of Disapproval, Religious Objections, Health Concerns, Psychological Concerns, Loss of Social Support

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