Laira Thomas<\/a> explained that it started. But now, it\u2019s been discussed as someone who could also be local.<\/p>\n\u201cA hall pass is someone who you have discussed that you allow your partner to date or to be intimate with outside of your relationship, whether you\u2019re in a monogamous or in an open relationship,\u201d Thomas told Now Toronto.<\/p>\n
The debate over whether it\u2019s considered cheating, whether communication makes it acceptable, and the root cause of this desire is in question when discussing a hall pass. \u200b<\/p>\n
For this edition of This Is Dating Now, Now Toronto asked residents on King St W. and a dating expert to weigh in on the idea of a hall pass.<\/p>\n
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Do Torontonians agree with the idea of a \u201chall pass\u201d?<\/p>\n
Toronto resident Janaya H. disagrees with the idea of a \u201chall pass,\u201d saying it\u2019s inappropriate to have sex with someone else while in an exclusive relationship. But she says that hall passes can be circumstantial.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think you need one\u2026 I see how people that are together, [or] married for 20 years, may need to spice some stuff up, but, other than that, there\u2019s no real reason, but I personally wouldn\u2019t,\u201d she told Now Toronto.<\/p>\n
If the desire to have a hall pass is communicated and accepted by their partner, Janaya doesn\u2019t believe it counts as cheating.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019re human, and we all have, like, \u2018oh, this person\u2019s fine.\u2019 This is a desire, but no, it\u2019s not cheating,\u201d she shared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Toronto resident Johnny Papadakos also believes that it\u2019s unacceptable to have a hall pass in a relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re in a relationship, you should be committed,\u201d he told Now Toronto. \u201cIf you\u2019re interested in exploring elsewhere, you should probably break up with your significant other and do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Papadakos believes it\u2019s a form of cheating, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re requesting one or seeking your approval for the approval of your significant other to have a hall pass, that probably means you shouldn\u2019t be in a relationship,\u201d Papadakos said.<\/p>\n
But a couple, Pavel M. and Nile L., told Now Toronto that having a hall pass is okay, as long as there\u2019s communication.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommunication is an important part of any type of relationship,\u201d Nile explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though he\u2019s not looking to give or receive a hall pass.<\/p>\n
He believes that sometimes it takes maturity and compromise in relationships.<\/p>\n
Pavel agrees, saying he\u2019s not looking to give or receive a hall pass either, but might be open to the idea eventually.<\/p>\n
\u201cEventually, maybe if he allows the same thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
So do people feel any different when it comes to having a hall pass for a celebrity? Janaya says yes<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody local you can get to is crazy, but like a celebrity is like, okay, you find people attractive, that\u2019s fine,\u201d Janaya said.<\/p>\n
But Papadakos and Nile disagree, saying, at the end of the day celebrities are regular people as well.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Thomas\u2019 expert opinion, having a hall pass for a celebrity engages a playful fantasy in a flirty, non-harmful way. But with a local person, it can damage the ego by threatening an emotional affair and undermine the stability of that relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone can feel maybe they aren\u2019t enough, and then they internalize it. That\u2019s a really negative way of going down a path that can tear a relationship,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
So, if allowing your partner to have a hall pass is up for discussion in your relationship, Thomas recommends establishing boundaries.<\/p>\n
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That includes asking questions about what your partner is comfortable with you sharing, and what different outcomes of having a hall pass would look like.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want to talk about [that experience] with the other person? Is it something that you keep to yourself?\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happens when one person is fulfilling that hall pass, and the other person isn\u2019t? Is there a hall pass about flirting and foreplay and making out, or is intercourse a part of that?\u201d she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo really making sure that you talk about the details, the scenarios, getting into the nitty-gritty of what that looks like for each of you and what you\u2019re willing to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n
But she says that she doesn\u2019t believe it\u2019s cheating as long as there\u2019s open communication about what you both want and expect.<\/p>\n
\u201cCheating is deception. A hall pass is specifically designed because two people in a relationship have discussed it. The word \u2018pass\u2019 itself says, \u2018here is your get-out-of-jail-free card,\u2019 right? Go ahead and do what you need to do. I\u2019m giving you the freedom to do that,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know A \u201chall pass\u201d is an agreed-upon exception to monogamy, often for a one-time encounter with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[30988,30989,17115,48],"class_list":["post-77945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-hall-pass","tag-laira-thomas","tag-this-is-dating-now","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}