Open Relationships

Maybe it's just me, but open relationships make me kind of sad. Not really for me, but the people involved. It just seems like a way of publicly saying "We are not in love, but we can't find anyone better at the moment, and we don't want to be alone". What if one of them actually IS in love, but has to play along with the whole open bullshit in an attempt to salvage what they can from the bit of love they have known. Leaving the "Open" marker on it means it's open for the other takers. If someone else places a pressing enough offer, they might be able to weasel their way in, and take over, and possibly even have a "Real Relationship" with one of them. I know, I know, that's just the times, and people's freewill, blah, blah, blah. I don't care, I just saw this and it made me think of it.