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Dear Coleen: My husband and I want to stay married but see other people sexually

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08.01.2025

My husband and I are at a crossroads in our marriage. We got together when we were young and had twins when
we were 22. Life was full-on for a while, but we got on with it and things were good. We’ve always been best friends and soulmates and it didn’t feel daunting for us; it felt like more of an adventure.

Now we’re 40 and our twins are 18, and they’ve left home to go to college, and it’s just the two of us. Recently, we had a long discussion about our relationship and the future, and we both ended up admitting that we felt unfulfilled sexually and that we’d like to try seeing other people.

We don’t want to leave each other, though, and would like to stay married and keep our home together. As I said, we’re soulmates and have been joined at the hip since we met. We want to stay married for our kids, but also because we love our life together. Can an arrangement like this work?

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