Yeah, it really isn't a numbers game. Nor, for some people, is it about gender, so again, asking why more women don't have more than one man in their lives is very heterocentric. It's about finding someone you click with and want to spend time with on a deeper level than friendship.
If your wife wants to date someone, cool. If not, that's her choice. She might be perfectly happy with having two men in her life and not want to think about a third. I'm usually good with two; I'm still trying to figure out how I got into my current configuration, though since Bouncer and I don't actually get together much due to his schedule, I don't really feel like I have three guys in my life. I feel like I have two guys plus this other one I talk to once in a while. And Bouncer and I are emphatically *not* in a relationship; we're friends with benefits and that's as far as it's going, by mutual agreement.
During the time that Guy and S2 overlapped as my boyfriends last year, it was a bit different, since Guy was long distance and we almost never actually saw each other, so even though I didn't *think* I wanted another partner, I was sort of open to seeing someone who lived close enough for me to actually spend time with face to face on a regular basis.
But as I said... for me, the other relationships don't last. This isn't a new thing. Relationships that I had before my ex-husband didn't last, and I seriously wish that one hadn't lasted either. Relationships that I had between leaving my ex and meeting Hubby didn't last. So it doesn't really matter when I say I have more than one man in my life, because odds are pretty good that won't be the case a few months down the road. And sometimes Hubby and any other partner I might have aggravate me so much I wish I didn't have ANY men in my life, because things would be a lot easier and quieter.
If your wife wants to date someone, cool. If not, that's her choice. She might be perfectly happy with having two men in her life and not want to think about a third. I'm usually good with two; I'm still trying to figure out how I got into my current configuration, though since Bouncer and I don't actually get together much due to his schedule, I don't really feel like I have three guys in my life. I feel like I have two guys plus this other one I talk to once in a while. And Bouncer and I are emphatically *not* in a relationship; we're friends with benefits and that's as far as it's going, by mutual agreement.
During the time that Guy and S2 overlapped as my boyfriends last year, it was a bit different, since Guy was long distance and we almost never actually saw each other, so even though I didn't *think* I wanted another partner, I was sort of open to seeing someone who lived close enough for me to actually spend time with face to face on a regular basis.
But as I said... for me, the other relationships don't last. This isn't a new thing. Relationships that I had before my ex-husband didn't last, and I seriously wish that one hadn't lasted either. Relationships that I had between leaving my ex and meeting Hubby didn't last. So it doesn't really matter when I say I have more than one man in my life, because odds are pretty good that won't be the case a few months down the road. And sometimes Hubby and any other partner I might have aggravate me so much I wish I didn't have ANY men in my life, because things would be a lot easier and quieter.