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Wisdom from others (monogamy)

Most people would never have engaged in monogamy if they had never heard monogamy spoken of. Monogamy, Adam Phillips

I would like it if people didn’t describe their relationships as “monogamous” when they mean something quite different.

Does polyamory protect against loss? I think not….

Fidelity, honesty, and commitment among the unfaithful.

Ashley Madison exists because of people’s problematic relationship to monogamy.

Over a year ago, I posted Esther Perel’s first TED Talk, in which she hyped her terrific book, Mating in[…]

We have some sacred cows – beliefs that are so sacrosanct that we simply presume everyone shares them. Sometimes it[…]

But not with me. L, you may recall, was the impetus behind this blog. When I first started writing it,[…]

“We’re getting married. We haven’t set a date yet, but it’s more than a year off. Do you have any[…]

One antonym of monogamy is infidelity. A spouse who is well and truly monogamous is said to be “faithful”; one[…]