“I was 15 years into my open marriage before I could let go of lingering jealousy – this is the day that finally changed things”

Molly Roden Winter on the reality of an open marriage

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“I was 15 years into my open marriage before I could let go of lingering jealousy – this is the day that finally changed things”

By Molly Roden Winter

3 months ago

5 min read

Author Molly Roden Winter had been in an open marriage for 15 years before she realised she’d finally reached ‘compersion’ – the feeling of joy connected with your partner being with someone else. It was her husband’s birthday, a day she shares with his girlfriend, that brought on this unexpected realisation. 


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