…Researched and contributed by Solomon Thomas.
Being a 22-year-old back at home after college, I recently learned that my parents have an open marriage, and it’s something that I can’t respect.
Mum likes older sugar daddies while my father prefers women who are half his age.
In this essay, I will share my thoughts on this situation, dividing it into paragraphs with subtitles and adding commentaries before and after each.
Childhood Sleaze: When I was young, my parents kept their sexploits from me.
Although I was always aware of “friends” coming and going, I just assumed that my parents were popular.
Now that they’ve decided that I’m old enough to hear the truth, I feel disgusted.
It feels like my whole childhood was based on a sleazy lie, and I don’t know who they are anymore.
Reaction to Parents’ Open Marriage: I don’t know how to react to my parents’ open marriage.
They insist that they love each other and will never split, yet sex with others is a big part of who they are.
I find this difficult to understand and accept.
It feels like they are justifying cheating on each other with other people, which is not right.
Advice from Jane: Jane offers some advice by acknowledging that it’s commendable that my parents were honest with me.
However, she also advises me not to be too hard on them because they’re still the people who raised me and still love me.
She reminds me that no one is perfect in this world, and I too, will make mistakes and make some colorful choices in the future.
Conclusion: In conclusion, while I am still struggling to come to terms with my parents’ open marriage, I realize that I need to get on with my own life and not be too quick to judge.
It’s not an ideal situation, but it’s their choice, and I need to respect that.
Ultimately, I hope that my parents’ relationship works out for them and that they find happiness, even if it’s not in the way that I would have expected.