Do Feelings About Monogamy Change Over Time?
When I was younger I thought that guys were the only ones that cheated.
As I got older I started to learn that women did the same. What is it about human nature, what is about the different sexes that cause people to want to take a second look, and does this behavior have anything to do with survival of the species- for all species?
Some people say that elephants mate for life as well as some other species. Is this a positive trait for the long term survival of the species? Which species are endangered now? And, how many species are now extinct and why?
As I got older I started to learn that women did the same. What is it about human nature, what is about the different sexes that cause people to want to take a second look, and does this behavior have anything to do with survival of the species- for all species?
Some people say that elephants mate for life as well as some other species. Is this a positive trait for the long term survival of the species? Which species are endangered now? And, how many species are now extinct and why?
Is non-monogamy a survival of the species trait?
"A lack of mates among human ancestors that lived million years ago has left modern humans more vulnerable to genetic disease, a new study suggests." The study appears here at http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6920-hominid-inbreeding-left-humans-vulnerable-to-disease.html
Could that problem have any influence on the behavior of some members of the human population?
According to Wikipedia, inbreeding can result in the increase of chances that offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits which generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population. This is referred to as inbreeding depression.
Could that problem have any influence on the behavior of some members of the human population?
According to Wikipedia, inbreeding can result in the increase of chances that offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits which generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population. This is referred to as inbreeding depression.
Are We Wired for Monogamous Relationships?
D.J. Hosken, P. Stockley, T. Tregenza, and N. Wedell at the School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, United Kingdom suggest that "Sexual conflict has been suggested to be important in the evolution of reproductive traits..."
Sexual conflict can often have disastrous results in a male-female relationship. Sexual drives do not necessarily stop just because there has been an argument between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, or a husband and a wife. If resolution of the conflict is allowed to fester for a long enough period of time, husband or wife, one or the other, may begin looking outside of their relationship for companionship.
Are humans wired for monogamous relationships, the possibility of marrying at age 18 and remaining with the same person for say 50, 60 or more years... without having ever experienced another relationship?
According to the writer at http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/23/monogamy, “The myth of monogamy- According to studies of the animal world, most of us are naturally inclined to cheat or at least have more than one partner in a lifetime.”
For men who have been coerced into marriage with the belief that their partners enjoyed sex as much as they did, this must come as a horrifying shock.
Perhaps only married men are qualified to provide an accurate example. Some men never marry. Probably a wise decision. I also wonder if some cultures have a higher rate of infidelity than others, perhaps it is also a religious question. Do some religions have higher or lower rates of monogamy than others?
Sexual conflict can often have disastrous results in a male-female relationship. Sexual drives do not necessarily stop just because there has been an argument between a boyfriend and a girlfriend, or a husband and a wife. If resolution of the conflict is allowed to fester for a long enough period of time, husband or wife, one or the other, may begin looking outside of their relationship for companionship.
Are humans wired for monogamous relationships, the possibility of marrying at age 18 and remaining with the same person for say 50, 60 or more years... without having ever experienced another relationship?
According to the writer at http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/23/monogamy, “The myth of monogamy- According to studies of the animal world, most of us are naturally inclined to cheat or at least have more than one partner in a lifetime.”
Several Famous Quotes
Lord Acton: "If women were as libidinous as men, we’re told, society itself would collapse." Lord Acton was only repeating what everyone knew in 1875 when he declared, “The majority of women, happily for them and for society, are not very much troubled with sexual feeling of any kind.” Is a trait like this useful in controlling population so as to avoid over population?For men who have been coerced into marriage with the belief that their partners enjoyed sex as much as they did, this must come as a horrifying shock.
Perhaps only married men are qualified to provide an accurate example. Some men never marry. Probably a wise decision. I also wonder if some cultures have a higher rate of infidelity than others, perhaps it is also a religious question. Do some religions have higher or lower rates of monogamy than others?
Monogamy and the Sexes: Who cheats most and why? in the News
- Divorce iPhone app offers legal guidance to those in a relationship splitDaily Mail16 hours agoThe £9.99 programme - snappily titled Divorce? A Comprehensive Guide To Divorce In England And Wales - was today launched by a group of family lawyers.
There is another old quote and I don't know the source, but during the period of my life dealing with attorneys (no, it was involving a divorce, but involved elder abuse involving my late mother's estates, read my blog here), the phrase I often heard repeated by the attorneys I dealth with was this, "Keep your friends close, but, keep your enemies closer." Sad but true as I have learned, too late.
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