Throughout college, students explore their sexuality, form their identities and attain personal growth. One factor that contributes to this growth and discovery is relationships β many times, sexual ones. While in sexual relationships, people figure out what they enjoy while discovering boundaries of what they are comfortable with.
An open relationship is a non-monogamous relationship where each party may consensually have other sexual or emotional partners. This type of relationship can become common among college students that are exploring their sexuality β oftentimes, each person in the relationship is allowed to have sex with other people.
English senior Allie Hukill was in an open relationship their sophomore year. They stumbled upon a girl on Tinder who already had a boyfriend. Both of them wanted to add a third person to their relationship.
Not long after, Hukill realized that being with those two people wasn't the best decision for them. Hukill was just looking for fun and did not expect the situation to become complicated but is ultimately glad they broke up with the couple.
They now have a boyfriend and have been dating for over a year, saying that currently, they do not want a third person in the relationship. Hukill is open to the idea of having sexual relationships with other people because they are comfortable in their sexualities and have confidence in their trust.
