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We have to be careful to question deep-seated beliefs that are current in our society and that often hidden in the language we use.
Myth one. Long-term monogamous relationships are the only real relationships
The authors claim that lifetime monogamy is a relatively new phenomenon.(Note 1). There is little that cannot be achieved without being in a monogamous relationship. We are made to feel there is something wrong with us if we are not monogamous. We think meeting a Mister or Mrs Right will automatically solve all our problems and make us complete. A corollary of this belief is that when you love someone, you automatically lose interest in others and will never find any sexual attraction for them.”a ring around the finger does not cause a nerve block to the genitals.” the authors also ask that if monogamy is the only accepted option, then, can these agreements be truly consensual?
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Note 1. "Although, scientists discuss the evolution of monogamy in humans as if it is the prevailing mating strategy among Homo sapiens, only approximately 17.8% (100) of 563 societies sampled in Murdock’s Atlas of World Cultures has any form of monogamy.[30] Therefore, “genetic monogamy appears to be extremely rare in humans,” and “social monogamy is not common, … often reduc[ing] to serial polygyny in a biological sense”.[21] This means that monogamy is not now and probably never was the predominant mating system among the hominid lineage."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogamy#Evolution_of_monogamy_in_humans
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We have to be careful to question deep-seated beliefs that are current in our society and that often hidden in the language we use.
Myth one. Long-term monogamous relationships are the only real relationships
The authors claim that lifetime monogamy is a relatively new phenomenon. There is little that cannot be achieved without being in a monogamous relationship. We are made to feel there is something wrong with us if we are not monogamous. We think meeting a Mister or Mrs Right will automatically solve all our problems and make us complete. A corollary of this belief is that when you love someone, you automatically lose interest in others and will never find any sexual attraction for them.”a ring around the finger does not cause a nerve block to the genitals.” the authors also ask that if monogamy is the only accepted option, then, can these agreements be truly consensual?
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We have to be careful to question deep-seated beliefs that are current in our society and that often hidden in the language we use.
Myth one. Long-term monogamous relationships are the only real relationships
The authors claim that lifetime monogamy is a relatively new phenomenon.(Note 1) There is little that cannot be achieved without being in a monogamous relationship. We are made to feel there is something wrong with us if we are not monogamous. We think meeting a Mister or Mrs Right will automatically solve all our problems and make us complete. A corollary of this belief is that when you love someone, you automatically lose interest in others and will never find any sexual attraction for them.”a ring around the finger does not cause a nerve block to the genitals.” the authors also ask that if monogamy is the only accepted option, then, can these agreements be truly consensual?
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Note 1. "Although, scientists discuss the evolution of monogamy in humans as if it is the prevailing mating strategy among Homo sapiens, only approximately 17.8% (100) of 563 societies sampled in Murdock’s Atlas of World Cultures has any form of monogamy.[30] Therefore, “genetic monogamy appears to be extremely rare in humans,” and “social monogamy is not common, … often reduc[ing] to serial polygyny in a biological sense”.[21] This means that monogamy is not now and probably never was the predominant mating system among the hominid lineage."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogamy#Evolution_of_monogamy_in_humans