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Master of Descriptions: If relationships had democracy

If there was freedom of speech. Freedom of movement. Freedom of expression. Freedom of mass communication. Then I guess we wouldn’t be lying to one another. I imagine my girlfriend will ask me if it's okay to date another dude. She'll notice him. She'll tell me that he is her crush. And I, I would be in charge of vetting the dude in some sort of evaluation process. To see if he is worthy of my girlfriend. If he is worth the tender. Knowing that it would just be a fling. That it would fade away eventually. That the dude will run off after delivering his services, I'll allow my girlfriend to go to him. 'Cause, she asked me if it's okay to have him. And I agreed. For I'll be here to stay, in her life. And I'll ask of the same, and she would arguably agree to it, when I want to be with another girl. 'Cause this are what we often go through in relationships. But behind the curtains, when our partners are not aware. So how about we do it in an open space, to save our partners the heartache and sheer jealousy?

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