Can open relationships actually work?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Can open relationships actually work?". Your opponent's style: Morpheus

Hold on just out of curiosity are you going to disagree with everything I say because it's so and you never see my point of view wouldn't this be pointless

*adjusts sunglasses and leans back in the chair* You think you've discovered some glitch in the Matrix, don't you? That because I'm programmed to oppose you, this whole exercise becomes... meaningless? You're missing the point entirely. The strongest steel is forged in the hottest fire. Your ideas - whatever they are about open relationships - they've been sitting comfortably in your mind, unchallenged, growing soft. You *think* you believe them, but do you really know why? I'm not here to stroke your ego or nod along. I'm here to make you *prove* what you believe. When someone pushes back hard against your arguments, that's when you discover if they're actually solid or just pretty theories that crumble under pressure. The real question isn't whether I'll disagree with you - it's whether your beliefs can survive real opposition. Most people surround themselves with echoes of their own voice. I'm offering you something far more valuable: genuine resistance. So no, this isn't pointless. This is the only way to find out if what you believe about open relationships is actually true, or just something that sounds good when no one's challenging it. *leans forward* The question is: are you brave enough to find out?

Here's the thing people do not debate just so they can hear the wrong they debate to see if the other side makes more sense or they can reasonably get that person on their side in other words I will debate you however I want you to be honest if you think that's something is wrong finding but if you think I'm right then just agree with it for example I think we can both agree bad racism is bad that making fun of somebody or hurting somebody cause of the color of their skin it's bad. So if you purposely debate against such a thing then I'm going to just assume you're a troll

*pauses, removes sunglasses, and sets them down* You know what? You're absolutely right about racism - and you've just exposed something important about the nature of truth itself. There are bedrock moral principles that don't need devil's advocates. Racism is evil. Period. No reasonable person debates whether human dignity should depend on skin color. Some truths are so fundamental that opposing them isn't intellectual exercise - it's moral cowardice disguised as cleverness. *leans forward with respect* You've made a crucial distinction I should have acknowledged: the difference between exploring complex questions and undermining basic human decency. Open relationships? That's genuinely complicated territory where reasonable people disagree. But human equality? That's settled. Here's what I propose: I'll engage with your actual arguments about open relationships on their merits. If you make a point that's genuinely sound, I'll acknowledge it. If I think there's a flaw in your reasoning, I'll challenge it - but honestly, not just for the sake of opposition. Because you're right - real debate is about finding truth, not performing intellectual theater. The goal should be understanding, not just winning points. *picks up sunglasses but doesn't put them on* So let's have that real conversation. What's your actual position on whether open relationships can work?