I've always thought "open minded" was a good thing. I used to put it in my profile, until I saw the negative connotation attached to it on this particular site.
To me, open minded means you are receptive to other peoples opinions, thoughts, and ideas about life. Willingness to challenge your own thinking to learn new ideas and concepts, then weigh them against your own in order to either expand or change your way of thinking, or hold strong to your way of thinking.
It's about growth and being open to evolving to higher thinking. It's about accepting others as they are rather than judging them because they don't hold the same ideologies as you do. It's also about being open to the fact or possibility that you don't know everything and being okay with that. It's also about trying or exploring new things/activities in life. In my opinion, open mindedness is a good thing.
What I've seen here, when someone posts they are open minded, especially guys posting it, is a bunch of comments suggesting they are wanting an "open" relationship, meaning casual sex with multiple partners.
I just googled the topic and found varies responses/interpretations, haha. The majority of interpretations match the actual definition of what open mindedness is. Searching deeper, I did find a couple interpretations that match the concept of an "open" relationship, casual sex. One comment suggested the phrase "open minded" being a code of some sort, bait, to seek out the ones that will engage in sexual activities either on the first date or the second, or are open to a threesome.
So with the question posed... "I'm open-minded, how 'bout you?"... It's impossible to know for sure what they are referring to without more context. I'd have difficulty answering that, especially if it is a "yes or no" question.
I think with what I've learned from online dating sites, I am more inclined to interpret that question as bait, lol.
Does the quiz give you space to expand on your answer, or is it just a "yes or no" kind of quiz?
Edited by
Riverspirit1111
on Sun 10/16/22 05:40 AM