This critical analysis focuses on the health of open relationships. While Donald Dyson, assistant professor of human sexuality education at Widener University and national co-chair of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists conference, says yes, that there are qualities essential to a healthy relationship and that an open relationship can be successful. Stanley Kurtz, a writer and senior fellow at the Center for Ethics and Public Policy, disputes the claim and argues that no open relationship is unhealthy and can be harmful to the institution of marriage and will lead to same-sex marriage or marriages multiple. (Hall, 2010, p. 248). Dyson and Kurtz both made some valuable points in their report. She states that in any relationship, good communication needs to be discussed about intimacy needs, sexual desires and fantasies, and personal preferences, limitations, jealousy, and attraction. He also emphasizes that communication is the main key between partners. They must also have honesty and trust to sustain a healthy relationship (Hall, 2010, p. 253). Dyson and Kurtz have starkly different opinions on whether open relationships can be healthy or not. I think they both have valid reasons for their arguments but hold different positions. While Dyson argues that open relationships can have positive effects. Dyson's argument focuses more on the impact of open relationships as autonomous for the individuals involved rather than on the assumption that such an arrangement will have a unique and universal impact on all relationships. In contrast, Kurtz argues that any redefinition of marriage will be the beginning of a slippery slope that will ultimately affect everyone, causing the disintegration of the institution of marriage itself (Hall, 2010, p. He more or less highlighted by one case as a a couple who introduced a third person for cohabitation led to homosexuality The wife could have been bisexual before introducing the third person into their marriage was a small prejudice and her perception of homosexuality was more the. which is why he believed open relationships to be unhealthy. Dyson states that every open relationship would be different, it is up to the couple to decide how open their relationship will be with others they bring into the marriage, and they will decide together whether they will have same-sex partners communicate and trust the one's spouse or partner is how an open relationship can be a healthy relationship. Bottom line, with increasing divorce rates, more and more people need to be honest with their spouses and communicate within their relationships. . Heterosexual or homosexual open relationships can be healthy, but if there are problems in the marriage; these issues must be addressed before accepting an opening