Self-Reliance: When you're in a proper relationship with someone, after one certain point of time you end up becoming dependent on them, even if it is for little things that you can manage on your own. Whereas in an open relationship, your partner won't always be there so you'll learn how to take care of things on your own.

You won't have any complacency in an open relationship. Since you won't be sleeping with your partner all the time, you'll more inclined and excited to have sex with them when you do get to meet them. This will surely make for a more passionate affair and the intensity will also be much higher.

We're not saying that you absolutely must try being in an open relationship, but it will broaden your perspectives. There are certain things that you might feel judgemental towards, but doing something unconventional like this might just make you more open-minded.

When you're looking for a serious relationship, just the thought of losing your SO might be enough to drive you gaga. But here, since you're not in a formal commitment as such, you might not fear to lose the person as much either. Because as the saying goes, you can't lose what you never had.

When it's clear from the start that both of you are going to be seeing other people as well, you won't feel too jealous or insecure if you find out that the person you're seeing is seeing someone else too. And with such issues being avoided, you can just focus on what's important to you.

Again, much like we said earlier, if you find out that your partner is seeing someone else you wouldn't have as much of a problem as compared to being in a proper relationship. And the same thing goes both ways. You too can be free to do what you want without feeling guilty about it.

There'll be a lot less responsibility this way. When you get into a serious relationship, it comes with a truckload of responsibilities. You'll both have certain expectations from each other and things can get complicated. But here you won't have to worry much about being disappointed or about disappointing someone.

In an open relationship, you won't feel obligated to tell anyone where you are or what you're doing. So, if and when your partner calls you up you won't feel hesitant to tell them where you are. This will actually help build confidence and trust between the two of you.