I have been married 15 years. We met when we were teenagers. We come from pretty conservative religious backgrounds but we grew out of that mindset years ago. Fortunately, we grew out of it together rather than growing apart. We have been through a lot, but things are good. We have always been very open about crushes, or feeling attracted to other people because it just seemed silly to assume we would never feel attracted to other people. That conversation has grown a lot over the years and now we are at the point where we are both pretty open to idea of opening things up. We don’t want to live the rest of our lives feeling board and limited sexually and we both value deep connections with other people. We have not yet figured out how to go about this because we have been together since we were kids. We have been reading books and meeting other people and it just seems like maybe we can figure out how to make our lives happier and more fulfilling. Being ethical and respectful of others and each other is our top priority. I figure we will take it slow and keep learning from others. For me, it is also important to figure things out as an independent person not just a part of a couple. Looking forward to reading about experiences of others on this forum.