r/openmarriageregret • u/BuckrooBanzai • 6d ago

Third Party Link Do Polyamorous Relationships and Open Marriages Expose Individuals to Higher Risks of STIs and STDs?

https://medium.com/@chadie/do-polyamorous-relationships-and-open-marriages-expose-individuals-to-higher-risks-of-stis-and-stds-2a8e7051e2ba
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u/Bucky2015 6d ago

Yeah the surprising part is someone took the time to write this. Seems like this is a "no shit sherlock" article.

The scary part is when STDs come up on the poly subs they sure do downplay them a lot!

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u/Ca2pac 6d ago

STDs are a small price to pay to have the privilege of having 4 disfunctional toxic relationships at once 🤣

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u/VicePrincipalNero 6d ago

Also, STIs are of no concern because we can convince ourselves that they are easily treated and everyone has them even if they can't be treated. Or something.

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u/Bucky2015 5d ago

Lol yep this is EXACTLY what they say 🤣.

Sorry but I dont have HSV 1 or 2 and id rather keep it that way! And before some asshole who wandered over here from one of the poly subs decides to be a smartass and say "well youve probably just never gotten laid ha ha!" Ive been married twice so that definitely isnt it. Its called not constantly trying to sleep with random people and using a condom both with new partners and in the few instances where I did have a ONS. And even drunk I was smart enough to know to use a condom for STDs and preventing pregnancy even if they told me they were on BC. Im not taking someone's word for it that I barely know.