Flirting in an open relationship

Last Update : 16 January 2018

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For many people, innocent flirting with someone who is not your partner and who you are attracted to is a natural thing.

You may be in a very long-term relationship, but playfully teasing an attractive person from the opposite sex who is not your partner, and with whom you have certain chemistry, somehow it is thrilling.

In fact, many open-minded couples believe that giving some space to their partners to innocent flirt with others can make their own relationship grow.

Is it OK to flirt with others while being in a relationship?

The first thing you should consider is what type of relationship you have, why do you want to flirt with another man/woman, and what benefits you will get from it.

Being in an open relationship in certain aspects gives you permission to have fun, and experimenting physically with other people than your significant other. And this does not necessarily have to be something negative if both parts agree.

It cannot be considered cheating if both of you are open about flirting and seducing others outside your relationship.

A leading researcher on the topic and University professor, David Dryden Henningsen, has, in fact, identified several motivations for flirting.

Very often is not sex-driven or about finding a new sexual companion, but more about boosting your self-esteem; being flattered when someone else makes you a compliment and that idea of feeling that you still “got the thing”.

When is sexually motivated and you aspire to gain intimacy with a third person, then the ideal is to make sure your partner and you are in the same page, if you do not want to feel remorse, hurt his/her feelings or even ruin your relationship.

Where to find attractive Australians for flirting?

It all depends on your expectations. If you want to simply expand your erotic contacts network and innocent flirt with some good-looking guys/girls online, you can join the QuickFlirt community.

If you want to give one step further and have in mind to flirt with the intention to gain sexual contact, basically having a discreet affair, then in a dating site like C-date you will have more chances to find your perfect casual match!