How can she expect me to wait on the sidelines while she sleeps with other men?
This is a fairly common thing. I've read a number of stories where one spouse wants an "open marriage" - but only for them. In my own case during the single conversation that my ex and I had in Nov 2016 she looked surprised and concerned when I said that I was considering dating and said "I wouldn't blame you". She'd been seeing her guy for about a year and a half at that point.
It's my belief that it comes down to selfishness and a world view the centers around them and their desires. And has often been mentioned here, there is an expectation on their part that the world they left behind doesn't change.
On BD H52, W50 T27, M26 S21, D23 BD-9-Mar-16 D-15-Jan-18 Final-19-Apr-18 I am a storyteller. The story may do you no good. But a story is never for the listener. It is always for the one who tells
