GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 8 | Page 55

Question 2
“Do flings count
when you’re abroad?”

This is something you’ll have to ask your partner. Ask yourself, ‘Is this
an open relationship or a long distance one?’ No judgment here, but it
sounds like you need to define the relationship and be honest with your
partner.
If you’re having ‘flings’ abroad without your partner’s knowledge I would
argue that it does count unless you and your partner have some pre-existing open relationship. If you want to have flings, do it. Just talk to your
partner about this ahead of time. Not everyone is up for an open relationship and often even the mention of such a thin