I have been dating this woman for a 2-3 months now and things have gotten fairly serious. A few weeks ago we had a conversation in which I requested she think about dating more officially, because my feelings were starting to change and I am/was worried about getting too serious in a fling. 

At this point we have more or less been monogamous, neither of us having any sexual partners at least. She has a few reasons to stay out of a committed relationship, but it has felt to me that we have been in one for a while. 

After spending some time thinking about it she came back to me and said that she wouldn't mind being in an open relationship. Something I've considered but never really done before. As glad as I am about her having thought about it, its a huge conflict for me. 

I don't even understand what would change about our current relationship if we started in an open relationship, and I don't want to feel like I am being led on if I'm just going to be unhappy.

What do I do? Could anyone in a current open relationship tell me a little bit about their experiences? What is the mentality behind this?

I'm worried about my own jealousy, and even though she has reassured me that I am special to her, how do I even know its going to stay that way?
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I have been dating this woman for a 2-3 months now and things have gotten fairly serious. A few weeks ago we had a conversation in which I requested she think about dating more officially, because my feelings were starting to change and I am/was worried about getting too serious in a fling. 

At this point we have more or less been monogamous, neither of us having any sexual partners at least. She has a few reasons to stay out of a committed relationship, but it has felt to me that we have been in one for a while. 

After spending some time thinking about it she came back to me and said that she wouldn't mind being in an open relationship. Something I've considered but never really done before. As glad as I am about her having thought about it, its a huge conflict for me. 

I don't even understand what would change about our current relationship if we started in an open relationship, and I don't want to feel like I am being led on if I'm just going to be unhappy.

What do I do? Could anyone in a current open relationship tell me a little bit about their experiences? What is the mentality behind this?

I'm worried about my own jealousy, and even though she has reassured me that I am special to her, how do I even know its going to stay that way?
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