An open relationship once meant liberating yourself from the mundanity of a traditional set-up. Then Lily Allen released West End Girl and the world starting gossiping about the ultimate cautionary tale of using non-monogamy to save a domestic set-up. As taking lovers becomes tactical, WH explores if fortysomething women are playing with their mental health as they play around with the rules

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