Tell me about it.
Due to circumstances beyond human control, my wife and I find ourselves in a now 20 year long Platonic marriage.
the sterio typed male always gives the "She knows or it is an open relationship" however I have had several " a few of which turned out badly" instances where the female gave me this "We are in an open relationship" line as well the companion I find out later seemed to have a totally different perspective!
So now take that one step further; Imagine you meet a guy over say middle age with averge height and weight "waistline 29 inches" not fit but not fat.
Goes and says, Oh yes my wife knows what I am doing as we are in a Platonic Marriage!!!!!!!!!!!!
That kind of direct honesty has not gotten me a reliable date in over 1.5 decades.
So the wife and I had to make an agreement although she prefers to be left out of those things...
That iF and when I ever find someone willing to at least get to know me to start with and not already have that "Oh she knows, SURE she does" mentality. Then maybe she can come meet the wife or have a phone call. But I can say from experience, in the singles / open relationship / swinger worlds, Women have a much easier job at finding interested individuals for certain.
At least that is what the last 20 years of searching has proven to me anyway. Just a personal observation.
And yes I have also had a vasectomie as well and that is another "Sure you do" issue to boot. So folks, if it seems like a come on line is being given, simply double check. The guy or gal may be totally honest about it.
Just do not automatically get the knee jerk reaction of "LIAR" with out first checking the sources. Some folks partners actually are ok with it, but simply do not want to be part of it is all.