DAILYDOT – Jan 1 – Dating site OpenMinded is the brainchild of Brandon Wade, an online dating mogul whose best-known sites include Seeking Arrangement and Carrot Dating (where men offer expensive gifts and dinners in exchange for dates with women). OpenMinded is Wade's first foray into the world of ethical non-monogamy. The site launched in May and claims close to 200K users.
by Carrie Nelson
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NY TIMES – July 27 – Brandon Wade started a new controversial dating site for cheaters. It is called OpenMinded.com and it is for couples who have no problem being unfaithful, and be open about it. “Monogamy is not working for the majority of us,” said Mr. Wade. "There is a growing movement of people who are able to be honest with their mate that the traditional model isn’t working.” His site claims 150K users with more than half of the members identifying as couples who are in open relationships.
by Katherine Rosman
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WASHINGTON POST – May 26 - OpenMinded is a new non-monogamous dating site. The site's founder, Brandon Wade, expects swingers, polysexuals and experimental 20-somethings to use his site. "If you look at marriage, it developed as a survival strategy and a means of raising kids," Wade said. "But relationships are no longer a necessary component of life." There's a long history of married men sleeping around, says Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and one of the world’s leading relationship researchers. "What is new is that women are now also being more adulterous – and so people are beginning to be more open about it."
DAILY MAIL.CO.UK – Apr 29 – OpenMinded is a new dating site created by Brandon Wade. The site is for polyamorous couples and swingers. Brandon Wade is also behind controversial dating sites Seeking Arrangement, WhatsYourPrice and Miss Travel.