Kabir Bedi says open marriage with first wife Protima was for kids’ sake: ‘Both of us wanted to have affairs’

Kabir then shared that at that time, they felt that the only thing keeping them together was their children. “At that time, we felt that if we want to be together, it is for the kids. And if our inclination is such that she wants to have an affair and I want to also have an affair, the best thing we can do is have an open marriage. You do whatever you want, and I will do what I want. We will stay together and parent our kids together. But ultimately, that didn’t work out. And it was a difficult thing to work,” he said.

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Kabir said that even though they separated, he was always present in his kids’ lives. Since he was living and working in the US in those days, his kids would visit him for summer and winter breaks. He recalled, “Even though we separated, we divorced, I fulfilled all my responsibilities. I gave my house to her, and supported her too. We stayed friends all our lives because we had two kids, and we wanted the kids to know that even if the parents can’t stay together but they are still our parents.”