what does open minded mean to you?
to me it implys that the person is open to new experiences and doesn't judge until they have tried.
what's your opinion?
Not judging someone by single acts, people usually do things for a reason. As long as its legal and consensual then get on with it...
I think it has a broder meaning ... Not just being open to new experiences and so on but also to be open to the views of others and be understanding and open to other points of view. You might not agree with there opinion but being open minded means you need to put yourself in their shoes and try understand their point of view. That's being truly open minded.
Having the capability and willingness to look past the cover to see what lays beneath , the ability to be unprejudiced and receptive to new ideas , situations , arguments , debates and experiences . As kitten said ' put yourself in their shoes ' …seeing is believing , open mindedness is a willingness to at least try another's shoes on , the odds are you wont walk a mile in them , but if Intolerant to others views , values , believes , capabilities or inabilities , you will never be able to even try them on .