While OP and his girlfriend should obviously not be in an open relationship, it is not helpful or correct to assert that those relationships are “often very unpleasant for at least one of the parties”. That is only the case if the feeling of entering those relationships is not mutually enthusiastic…and that's not ethical non monogamy, that's just shitty people trying to wiggle out of their monogamous relationships.
And those are the type that get posted in relationship subreddits, which causes generalizations about ENM that are just not true.
After a week? Shit, if there's an overnight stay in that short of a time-frame, checkout time is like 10am the next day.
While OP and his girlfriend should obviously not be in an open relationship, it is not helpful or correct to assert that those relationships are “often very unpleasant for at least one of the parties”. That is only the case if the feeling of entering those relationships is not mutually enthusiastic…and that's not ethical non monogamy, that's just shitty people trying to wiggle out of their monogamous relationships.
And those are the type that get posted in relationship subreddits, which causes generalizations about ENM that are just not true.