Jill Scott set Twitter ablaze yesterday, after she tweeted that she was considering partaking in an open relationship. This phenomenon has become increasingly popular, with celebrities such as Mo’Nique and Will & Jada Pinkett-Smith being participants and avid supporters of it. Open relationships are still quite a point of contention, with some that are totally fine with it, while many are absolutely disgusted with the though of knowingly sharing their spouse with others sexually. Singer Chilli, who’s notoriously known for serial monogamy, is part of the latter group and voiced her displeasure in response to Jill’s tweets.
Jill Scott (along with retweets via actor Brian White) started it up with the following tweets:
What do you think about “open relationships? Been considering.
Many friends are making it work. Not sure if I’m that girl but not sure if I’m not. Sometimes there’s an understanding that nobody else gets.
I’m certain of what I want and deserve. Still so many marriages fail. Worth the questions. Worth the thought. For some it’s a turn on.
Ok. Try This, the love of your life cheats and is honest about it. Your life with him/her is everything you want but monogamous. Do you stay?
Ima say this. If YOU can handle it, it’s yours to handle. Other people’s judgment matters not in this one life you have. Life is not black & pink.
Jill’s comments apparently disturbed Chilli because she replied:
Chilli: Hell Naw To Open Relationships!!!
Brian White: Thoughts? RT @TaP_Ent: a woman doesn’t consider an open relationship unless she has been hurt, isn’t getting what she needs or is being spiteful
Chilli– @actorbrainwhite or just trying to please her wack ass boyfriend! Be strong and get the heck outta there! Your life and self respect is depending on it.
Chilli to Jill Scott: I’m about to call you cuz you can’t be in nobody’s OPEN relationships!! Talk about a horrible situation!!! So answer your phone!!
As mentioned earlier, opinions on Open Relationships vary greatly, In 2008, Will Smith told Now Magazine:
Our perspective is, you don’t avoid what’s natural and you’re going to be attracted to people. If it came down to it, then one would say to the other: “Look, I need to have sex with somebody. Now I’m not going to do it if you don’t approve of it.
‘In our marriage vows, we didn’t say “forsaking all others. You will never hear I did something afterwards”. Because if that happens, the relationship is destroyed.’
In a 2010 interview with Detroit Radio station WJLB, Jada expanded upon Will’s comments:
We always have people that we’re attracted to that we talk about. That don’t stop just because your married. Somebody’s always gonna catch your eye. That’s real. Somebody’s gonna always be prettier than me, somebody’s always gonna be more in awe of him than me, and he gonna be like **in Will’s voice** ‘yo she really like me’ but as far as somebody being right for us… is there somebody right for a nice night? Maybe. But somebody that can sustain our life and sustain what we’ve built together, absolutely not!
Mo’Nique also dished on her open relationship with her husband Sidney in a 2010 interview with Barbara Walters:
Let me say this: I have not had sex outside my marriage with Sidney. Could Sid have sex outside of his marriage with me? Yes. That’s not a deal-breaker. That’s not something that would make us say, ‘Pack your things and let’s end the marriage.’”
“What if it’s 20 times?” “So what? We’ve been best friends for over 25 years, and we truly know who we are. We truly know who we are. Often times, People get into marriages and don’t know who they are laying next to. I’m very comfortable and secure with my husband. Open Marriage means no secrets. It means let me tell you my every secret, my fantasies, my thoughts so that there are no surprises”
So, are any of you OPEN to open relationships?
