You can gradually form a serious archipelago with the relationship tests on TV. After ‘Temptation island’ and ‘Love island’ there will soon be ‘Free love island’. A show that asks aloud the question: is monogamy still of this time? Under the watchful eye of a sexologist, six couples explore the joys – or the curse – of an open relationship.
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Mix the libido of Temptation island with the mating behavior of Love island, pour a pinch of Mexican sun on it and you get Free love island. A new program from VTM 2, in which six couples push the boundaries of their relationship by involving singles. The show is not so much about free love, but about experiencing an open relationship. Because, the makers emphasize, only a quarter of the world’s population is monogamous, partly because one in five commits adultery among women and one in four among men. And in Flanders and the Netherlands, 3 million people have ever had a non-monogamous relationship. So states Free love island the question: why not try polygamy?
“More and more people are wondering whether they choose monogamy because it is the norm,” says clinical sexologist Chloé De Bie. She went to Mexico to guide the couples during their experiment. “For some it may be interesting to think about an open relationship. That way you decide for yourself what can and cannot be done. “
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Wanted: trio
In addition to the three Flemish and three Dutch couples, therefore, bachelors also travel with them to actively participate in the experiment. The presenter on duty is Sean Dhondt (36), who is supported by his Dutch colleague and actress Froukje de Both (48).
One of the Flemish couples, Kéty (21) and Robin (25), is already participating to keep the tension in their relationship in the long term. The two were ‘friends with benefits’ for a year and a half and have now been together for a year. “People are instinctively not monogamous,” says Robin, so he wants to know how Kéty will react to other women. Kéty, in turn, was advised by friends to try a threesome. Their agreement is clear: anything is allowed, as long as there are no feelings involved.
The mission of the second Flemish couple is clear: Gaêtan (29) is allowed to experiment with other women, but only if Cristina (27) is there. With a trio they want to create trust after cheating from Gaêtan. For Bo (25) and Cédric (24), the program is a way to discover whether an open relationship offers the solution when Bo goes abroad to study for four months.
Free love island can be seen on VTM 2 from Thursday 5 November. Streamz subscribers can already watch the first two episodes.
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