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Bride-To-Be Reveals Why She Encourages Partner To Sleep With Other Women
A bride-to-be has explained why she encourages her partner to sleep with other women.
While many couples see exclusivity as the foundation of a successful marriage, Charlize Storm says her relationship thrives because she actively encourages her fiancé to date, and sleep with, other women.
Even more surprisingly, she says she’s happy to sit down and share breakfast with them the next morning.
The bride-to-be believes their unconventional arrangement has made their relationship stronger than any she’s experienced before, describing it as “the healthiest relationship” she’s ever been in.
She turned to polyamory after ending her marriage
Charlize, 50, works as a support worker and says she decided to explore polyamory after her 23-year marriage came to an end three years ago.
Although she had experienced non-monogamous relationships earlier in life, she didn’t fully embrace the lifestyle until 2022, when she met her first polyamorous partner.
Just a few months later, while on holiday in New Zealand, she matched with Matt Johnson on a dating app.
Matt, 44, is a store assistant and father of three who had also begun exploring polyamory after the breakdown of his own marriage.
The pair quickly formed a connection, and a year later, Matt relocated to the UK so they could build a life together.
Now engaged, they continue to pursue other romantic relationships alongside their own.
Unlike traditional monogamous couples, Charlize and Matt are both free to date other people, with complete honesty and consent from everyone involved.
At one stage, Charlize says she was dating four different people while Matt was simultaneously seeing three.
Rather than causing conflict, she says openness has become the foundation of their relationship.
The couple regularly tell each other about new partners, discuss their experiences openly and make sure there are no secrets between them.
According to Charlize, their approach is based on trust rather than restrictions.
They even have breakfast together
Charlize and Matt practise what’s known as ‘kitchen table polyamory,’ a style of polyamory where everyone involved aims to build friendly relationships rather than remaining strangers.
That can lead to situations many monogamous couples would find difficult to imagine.
“If one of us brings someone back, we can all be eating breakfast together the next morning,” Charlize explained.
Rather than viewing other partners as competition, she says they try to create an environment where everyone feels welcome.
Jealousy still happens, but they talk through it
Charlize is clear that polyamory doesn’t mean difficult emotions disappear.
She admits there are still moments when jealousy or resentment creep in.
“I do sometimes have resentment and a bit of jealousy,” she said, “but I come to Matt with that and he gives me reassurance.”
She says communication has become one of the biggest reasons their relationship works.
Charlize also stressed that her relationships aren’t solely physical.
“It isn’t just about s** at all. I consider other people that I’m in a relationship with my partners.”
Matt says he wants to see her happy
Matt says he has never struggled with Charlize having feelings for other people.
“If someone makes her happy, why would I be annoyed by that?” he said.
“From day one, I’ve known that I’m not the only one she has feelings for.”
For him, the arrangement removes feelings of guilt that might otherwise come with developing connections outside a traditional relationship.
“The ability to talk to people, meet people, date people, and not feel like I’m doing something wrong makes it far easier to be in the relationship.”
Despite having multiple partners, Charlize and Matt say they have strict boundaries designed to protect both their health and their relationship.
They use condoms with new partners and require STI testing before having unprotected s** with anyone else.
They’ve also agreed to tell one another whenever a relationship becomes s**ual.
Charlize says those conversations are an essential part of maintaining trust.
‘We’d never go back’
Although polyamory isn’t for everyone, Charlize says she can’t imagine returning to a monogamous relationship.
“We’d never go back to monogamy again,” she said.
“This is the healthiest relationship I’ve ever been in.”
For Charlize and Matt, building a life together doesn’t mean limiting their connections with other people.
Instead, they believe honesty, communication and mutual consent have allowed them to create a relationship that works for both of them, even if it’s very different from what most couples expect.
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