The idea of a relationship is usually to stay faithful to one another, but there are some couples who push the boundaries.
Beatrice Gibbs, 22, and her 27-year-old boyfriend Adam Gillet have a rather unique arrangement which raises eyebrows on scrutiny.
To keep her in his life, Adam allows his other half to have sex with anyone she likes in a deal they struck one month into their relationship, The Sun reports.
They had initially met on an Oxford pub crawl in February 2014 and slept together the same night, but they didn’t meet again until April 2015, when they started dating.
Beatrice explained how she attempted to end things with Adam a few weeks later as she knew she couldn’t be faithful.
“I didn’t want to hurt him by going behind his back with someone else,” she told the Sun.
Adam wasn’t willing to give up that easily and had a novel idea to make their relationship work.
“He was devastated and suggested we stay together but I could sleep with other people, as long as I told him who and when.”
After some initial apprehension, the couple gave it a try and, 18 months later, are still happy with the arrangement.
Beatrice calls it the “perfect situation”, being able to have a stable relationship but also have fun on the side.
But Adam isn’t allowed to sleep with other women as he knows his partner wouldn’t be happy about it and it could break them up.
Beatrice admits that she “couldn’t handle” it if Adam did the same thing to her, saying she would “hate it”.
The big question is, does she feel guilty about the deal? Well, no.
She admits that sometimes she feels a bit bad the morning after sleeping with someone else, but things quickly get back to normal after a cuddle and a chat.
What many men might take issue with in this deal is that Adam isn’t allowed to stray – but he’s not bothered by this.
“I’m happy for her to enjoy herself,” he said. “I’m not really interested in chasing other women and I know if I did then Beatrice wouldn’t be happy about it.”
Beatrice admits she hasn’t really told her family about the arrangement and Adam says some of his friends think it’s odd.
Adam said it “takes the worry” away about his girlfriend cheating on him, adding: “If I let her sleep with other people she comes back to me.”
Well, it’s been working out for them so far.
Good luck to the couple.