So my girlfriend and I have been together for our entire college experience thus far, and every year when her parents/friends point out that we've only ever been with each other, she begins to get curious about what else is out there. Now, this is totally normal, however if it happens while we're in a bit of a rough patch, her curiosity amplifies and it begins to cause problems.

Three days ago she brought up that she wanted to explore a little bit, and we discussed it with very level heads and decided that we'd talk about it more and come to a decision. I was under the impression that she just wanted to go on a few dates this summer (which is the sort of curiosity that I get from time to time), but she revealed the next day that she wanted to experience sex with other people. I have difficulty separating sex from emotion, so naturally this didn't sit well with me and I was hurt by it.

I would by lying if I said that I'm not a little curious about other options, but our curiosity comes from totally different places so we're having difficulty understanding each other. She explained that it's "like a science experiment" in that she can't draw any conclusions without a standard of comparison, but I don't want my relationship to turn into some kind of science lab. Help?
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Girlfriend wants to get to know herself, and has the curiosity to do
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So my girlfriend and I have been together for our entire college experience thus far, and every year when her parents/friends point out that we've only ever been with each other, she begins to get curious about what else is out there. Now, this is totally normal, however if it happens while we're in a bit of a rough patch, her curiosity amplifies and it begins to cause problems.

Three days ago she brought up that she wanted to explore a little bit, and we discussed it with very level heads and decided that we'd talk about it more and come to a decision. I was under the impression that she just wanted to go on a few dates this summer (which is the sort of curiosity that I get from time to time), but she revealed the next day that she wanted to experience sex with other people. I have difficulty separating sex from emotion, so naturally this didn't sit well with me and I was hurt by it.

I would by lying if I said that I'm not a little curious about other options, but our curiosity comes from totally different places so we're having difficulty understanding each other. She explained that it's "like a science experiment" in that she can't draw any conclusions without a standard of comparison, but I don't want my relationship to turn into some kind of science lab. Help?
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Girlfriend wants to really explore "the other side" of her relationship. I'm not
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