As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, one of my specialties was working with people who were either already in open relationships or were considering opening up a previously monogamous one. I found that having detailed conversations about decisions that will need to be made can help guide people to success.

You will notice that some of these documents are geared towards either “poly” type relationships and “swinger” type relationships. This is simply used as a shorthand to reference the much larger groups and communities that make up ethical non-monogamy. When referring to “poly”, I simply mean situations in which relationships are intended to be established, while “swinger” refers more to situations that focus more on sexual play and connections rather than committed relationships.

There are several different documents available to help you create a robust open relationship agreement. Each one provides an easy to follow framework for making decisions as well as a guide for how to fill out the document and questions to consider when writing your answers.

More information about this particular document:

Considerations Regarding Children
This document helps guide you through the process of deciding on both the spirit and logistics of communication (and confidentiality) around any children that are connected with those making these open agreements.