The reveal happens first, not last
Relationship structure, current partners and what you are actually looking for are profile fields, not a nervous paragraph on day five. Everyone reading your profile has already opted into the same conversation.
Open relationships and open marriages
Meet Singles And Couples Into Open Relationships
Dating for singles and couples in open relationships and open marriages. Your arrangement sits on your profile before the first message, and so does theirs.
4.6Average rating members give each other, out of 5
6Countries with dedicated communities
30City guides covering the local scene
The problem this solves
Disclosure fatigue is why people leave general dating apps
On a mainstream app, being in an open relationship means running the same conversation over and over. You match, you talk for a week, you start to like them, and then you have to say the thing. Sometimes it goes fine. Often it does not, and a week of effort evaporates in one message.
Couples are first-class members
Partners can link profiles and be visible as a pair while keeping separate accounts, separate inboxes and separate boundaries. No pretending to be single. No account bans for being honest.
Moderation that knows the difference
An agreed open relationship and a hidden affair are not the same thing. Moderation is briefed on that difference, and on the behaviour that genuinely needs removing, including anyone here to deceive a partner at home.
What we mean by open
Open relationships are not one arrangement, and a good site should not pretend otherwise
The phrase open relationship gets used as a catch-all, and that vagueness causes most of the mismatched conversations people have online. Someone in an open marriage, a couple who date only together, and a single person who wants to date people who already have a partner may all use the same words, and they may want entirely different things from the same evening.
Open Relationships treats those differences as the useful part rather than a detail to smooth over. Members describe the arrangement they are actually in, the agreements they have made with existing partners, and what they have room for. That description does more filtering work than any algorithm, because it tells the person reading it whether the two of you are even playing the same game.
The arrangements members most often describe
- Open couples. A committed pair who date or sleep with others, usually with clear agreements about what is shared and what stays private. The existing relationship is the anchor.
- Open marriages. Married partners who have agreed, with each other, that dating other people is part of the marriage. The agreement is on the profile, not hidden from the spouse.
- Singles who date people in open relationships. People who want to meet a partnered or married person whose partner already knows, and who will say that in the first lines.
- People who are working it out. Couples and singles who are seriously considering an open arrangement and want to read, listen, and talk before they treat a first date as a test of the idea. Saying so openly is treated as honesty, not inexperience.
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The agreement is the point
An open relationship or an open marriage only holds if every person involved knows the situation and has agreed to it. That is the distinction between this site and an affairs brand, and it is the standard this site is moderated against. A profile that exists to deceive a partner at home is not part of this community.
What changes when everyone has already declared
The practical effect is not subtle. Conversations start further along. Nobody is auditioning a version of themselves that they will have to correct later. The person you are talking to has read that you have a partner, or two, or that you are not looking for one, and messaged you anyway. That is a much better foundation than a match built on an assumption nobody checked.
It also changes what rejection means. On a general app, disclosing an open relationship and being dropped feels like a judgement on your life. Here, when a conversation does not go anywhere, it is because two compatible-on-paper people did not click, which is ordinary and survivable.
Where we are
Six countries, with the local detail that actually matters
Open dating looks different in Brighton than it does in Brisbane. Each country page covers how the scene is organised locally, where it concentrates, and what the legal and social backdrop is. City pages go a level deeper.
Who this is for
Couples, singles, and everyone working it out
This site is for singles and couples in open relationships and open marriages, and for people who are seriously working one out. Say the arrangement in the first lines of your profile, and read theirs before you write.
Start here
If you are still working out the vocabulary
Plain explanations of the terms and the situations, written for people making real decisions rather than browsing a glossary.
Comparisons
How Open Relationships compares
Plain answers on the sites and apps people actually weigh, written so you can decide quickly.
The platform
What you actually get
Structure-first profiles, linked partner accounts that stay separately accountable, and a moderation team that knows the difference between an agreed open relationship and someone hiding a marriage. You can also leave a short voice note on your profile. Voice notes are live and are moderated before they appear.
Common questions
Common questions
What is an open relationship dating site?
An open relationship dating site is a platform where every member has already stated that they are in an open relationship or open marriage, and where relationship structure is part of the profile rather than something disclosed later. It removes the step on general dating apps where you have to explain your arrangement to someone who assumed you were looking for one exclusive partner.
Can I add a voice note to my profile?
Yes. You can leave a short voice note on your profile. Voice notes are live on Open Relationships and are moderated before they appear. They are a way to sound like yourself, not a claim that every profile has been identity checked.
Can couples use Open Relationships together?
Yes. Partners can link their profiles so they are visible as a couple while each person keeps their own account, their own messages and their own boundaries. Couples can search together or separately, and either partner can decline a conversation without it becoming a joint decision.
Which countries does Open Relationships cover?
Open Relationships operates in six English-speaking markets: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland. Each country has its own community pages, and the larger cities in each have dedicated pages covering the local scene.
Do I need to already be in an open relationship to create a profile?
No. A large share of members are single and dating in an open arrangement, and others are still working out what an open arrangement would look like for them. You can say on your profile that you are new to this, and that is treated as an honest starting position rather than a problem.
How is this different from a general dating app with a relationship-style filter?
A filter narrows a monogamous population. A dedicated site starts from an open relationship population. On a general app the surrounding culture, the moderation policies and the design of the product all still assume that the goal is exclusivity, so a relationship-style setting sits on top of a platform that was not built for it.
Ready to meet people who already live this way?
Create a profile and say how your relationship is structured before the first message.