In his most recent podcast, Dan Savage said, "We're sort of, when we make a monogamous commitment, declaring war on our own sort of sexual natures." It got me thinking about monogamy.
For a while now, I haven't believed total monogamy can exist. People cheat. It's massively hard not to. It may seem easier when you're younger (... or not), because those relationships don't last very long. Imagine waking up next to that same person year after year after year, and each year they're looking a little bit worse. Now imagine all the people that flit in and out of your life. People can stay faithful, but it takes more effort than many are willing to expend.
Politicos and religious zealots rip people from positions of power all the time over extramarital affairs. These same politicos and religious zealots are also banging pretty young things, because just because they can. It's absolutely ridiculous.
We're animals, for goodness sake. How many animals mate for life?
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There's a variety of animals that mate for life. Plenty. Also, even though variety in sexual partners is a natural impulse...jealousy is too. I think the trick is balancing the two, and getting all your wiggles out early on before settling down later.
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