B2 – Upper Intermediate
Staying faithful to your partner or spouse is probably the oldest trick in the book when it comes to keeping a happy and harmonious relationship.
However, through the years, along with all the progressive changes that we have embraced as a society, perhaps our definition of a romantic relationship has also been evolving.
Open relationships are still not openly acceptable by everyone in the world, but it has been considered less and less obscure over the years. Furthermore, people’s interest in it has been gaining traction.
Read the article about the rising curiosity behind open relationships and be ready to answer the questions that follow.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220725-the-rising-curiosity-behind-open-relationships
Discussion Questions:
- What are your thoughts on open relationships? What do you think about it becoming more and more mainstream?
- What might be reasons why open relationships interest a lot of people these days?
- Cite the advantages and disadvantages of being in a monogamous and non-monogamous relationship.
- Do you agree or disagree that “Dating-app trends and the pandemic effect help highlight the rise in interest in open relationships”? Explain your point.
- What is your reaction to this statement: “attitudes toward consensual non-monogamy are mostly negative overall”?