HuffPo Hypes Openly Cheating in Relationships; Calls it ‘Honest Outsourcing’

September 18th, 2015 3:14 PM

Forget Ashley Madison; if you’re a scumbag looking for someone to validate your cheating behavior, look no further than The Huffington Post.

Sex therapists Dr. Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman make the case for openly cheating in relationships calling it hilariously, “honest outsourcing,” in their article for HuffPo, Sept. 16, “Non-Monogamy Realness: The Pros and Cons of Honest Outsourcing.”

Amidst the psycho-babble, the thrust of their argument comes down to negotiating with your partner how you will go about dating and having sex with other people. The authors claim this kind of open communication will “enhance your relationship.”  

Apparently human beings have evolved beyond that little thing called “human nature.” That whole part about hurt feelings and jealousy? Those are just “insecurities” you’ll have to get over, according to the therapists.

The article ended with the authors reinforcing the idea that there’s nothing inherently wrong with being in relationships with multiple people at a time. HuffPo only warns that it’s “not for everyone.” So if you’re naturally inclined to be monogamous, then it will be difficult to be with a partner who wants to have sex with people besides you.

This kind of crazy advice isn’t just coming from HuffPo though. The rest of the media seem to be taking note, advocating for “open” (read: polygamous) relationships. The Washington Post suggested openly cheating was “the new mainstream” lifestyle, in May. Just this past week, Time Magazine did an article on the subject entitled, “Is Monogamy Over?” In the story, evolutionary biologist David P. Barsh emphasized how “unnatural” monogamy is but, he supposed, it’s a “nice” sentiment to hold on to … ”for the kids’ sake.” (Because we know how popular that argument was when it came to same-sex marriage.)

Time asked several other “influential” people to answer the question of whether or not monogamy was dead, and the answer was resoundingly, “Of course!” Who were these influential people they interviewed? A polygamist, a gay playwright, aporn star and a sex author, among a few others. I wonder if they got a skewed sample or maybe this is what amounts to “honest journalism” these days.