Monogamy - My Dissolute Life

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.

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