Can a mixed orientation marriage work?

It can, but it requires certain qualities that are hard to find in three individuals.

# And understanding heterosexual partner who is not threatened or feels insecure about their partners same sex attraction # A same sex oriented partner who is prepared to be open, honest and respectful and stay within the negotiated boundaries of the marriage. # If the same sex attracted person has arranged a closed loop relationship (where they have one special sexual partner only) then that person needs to accept the fact that the person they may love will never be totally theirs. Having a mixed orientation marriage may be the answer for now but not for ever. It depends on what you mean by "mixed orientation." Can two bisexual people's marriage or a bisexual person and a straight person's marriage work? Yes, because they are both capable of having a physical and emotional attraction to the opposite sex. But can a gay person and a straight person's marriage work? Well, that can get complicated. It certainly wouldn't be a perfect marriage since one of them is going to have make a major compromise for the other in order to make the marriage last.