Bohemianne
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No elitism please. Feel free to talk about your thoughts about it. All genders are welcome to chime in.
Man was not created to be monogamous...period.
The very notion of "meant to be" in that context doesn't even make sense to me.
The very notion of "meant to be" in that context doesn't even make sense to me.
I should not have created a thread at all, but I just thought it would be interesting and relevant to hear it straight from the P.O.V. of the members here . . . . Keep them coming!
It's from this article: http://www.livescience.com/32146-are-humans-meant-to-be-monogamous.html.
I should not have created a thread at all, but I just thought it would be interesting and relevant to hear it straight from the P.O.V. of the members here, who indulge (or not) their kinks with multiple partners, whether there is a strong chemistry or not, and the next level where the connections lead to...
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To the rest, thanks for the initial posts... Keep them coming!
How about instead of "meant to be" we thought about "happy getting _____ there"? People simply have needs! I know a girl who was all about polyamory, turns out all she needed was a girlfriend. Apparently it's worked.
Monogamous and polyamorous both sound like two extremes (And I'm guessing this would be at the same time?). If there were a "sometimesimous" state where sometimes you just opt to like staring at someone else for a bit, there'd be something to choose from.Yeah, meant to be implies that one state is more "natural" than the other, and I don't buy that. I think it's just as natural to be monogamous as it is to be polyamorous. A lot depends on the partners involved; I know more than a few couples who are monogamous or polyamorous only because one partner has said it has to be that way; that doesn't sound like fun.
Monogamous and polyamorous both sound like two extremes (And I'm guessing this would be at the same time?). If there were a "sometimesimous" state where sometimes you just opt to like staring at someone else for a bit, there'd be something to choose from.
Wait...do you think monogamous means you don't look appreciatively at other people?
Or, are you thinking of people in a committed relationship that would sometimes take a break and be with someone else?
Great post, Ned!