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A lot of men who don't know any better envision an open relationship as him being able to have sex with different women all the time, and then come back home to wifey. That's generally not how it goes.
Yeh... lol. The issue is when said men realize that it is a two way street...
In 20 years you might have like 15% of people pursuing monogamous marriages…probably religious people.
LOL... and of those who want monogamy who are *not* religious... probably 0.0015%.
To wit: if you are fortunate to be in a solid monogamous relationship, hold onto it... because if you lose it, you may need to go through a Sahara-style drought until next time.
Agree with this.... corresponds with the trend that marriage rates are steadily decreasing.
Marriage rates may be decreasing, but that says nothing about the rates of couples in committed relationships.
In Europe, legal marriage is practically a relic, but the rates of people cohabiting and raising families in common law has remained basically the same.
LOL... and of those who want monogamy who are *not* religious... probably 0.0015%.
To wit: if you are fortunate to be in a solid monogamous relationship, hold onto it... because if you lose it, you may need to go through a Sahara-style drought until next time.
I don't know about that. Even for non religious people the game or competition becomes tiresome and stale at some point in their lives. Not all of those people will want to remain single either, and those people will want partners who are also out of the game. Monogamous family units are the keystone of civilized societies. Domestic stability allows more effort to be put in to more productive endeavors. I'm all for tolerating fringe "poly" communities but they should never become the standard arrangement.
Curious. What is the cohort you are using? All adults in the U.S?
What do you think the other 85% will be doing instead of mono marriage? Does your data provide a breakdown?
When commenting on a topic like this, ”you might have like” typically infers that you are getting someone’s opinion on what they feel is likely to happen. Asking for a data breakdown is superfluous.
When commenting on a topic like this, ”you might have like” typically infers that you are getting someone’s opinion on what they feel is likely to happen. Asking for a data breakdown is superfluous.
Well, this came from your imagination. And it's a very bold statement which must be based on more than a feeling. So what does your imagination believe those other 85% will be doing? Surely not all of them will be in non-monogamous relationships. About what percentage will be permanently single? What percentage of older folks will open up their marriages after 40 years do you imagine?
I'd seriously love to see a breakdown of this imaginary 85% cohort. This is your opinion, I feel certain you have considered it carefully from a variety of angles.
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