"So I was looking through Snapchat and Instagram, you know what they say right? Just because I'm married doesn't mean I can't look at the menu!" says Robert, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, with a smile. This is Robert, a 55 year old man who has indulged, with his wife's blessing, in every curvy whim with stilettos for the past 25 years of his marriage. Yes, his wife knew he was not a "one woman man", but it was the lesser of two evils to allow Robert to stray, so long as he came home at the end of the day. Like the feline you let out at night knowing it'll be back when it's done gallivanting through the neighborhood in search of feral cats. And so long as this feline was providing a luxurious lifestyle, its pedagogue looked the other way.
Infidelity affects one third of marriages, with 70 % looking for the excitement a forbiddance will bring. The remaining percentage of commitments seem to be consenting adults in an open marriage. Which is what Robert and Camille had, an open marriage.
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