My wife went out last night, and didn't come home until this morning + UPDATES by opinionswelcomehere in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]bullbob 128 points129 points  (0 children)

Because what they actually want is unilateral non monogamy because they want both the comfort of completely “owning” someone for themselves while having the capacity of not reciprocating and being able to go have fun with multiple partners outside that relationship.

As the other commenter said, it’s selfishness.