• Axolotl@feddit.it
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    6 days ago

    humans, contrary to popular belief, are not monogamous

    Contrart to popular beliefs, humans don’t have only a single way of doing things, I want to have only one gf and wouldn’t feel comfortable or happy with two or more, my best friend? She has currently 1 boyfriend and 1 girlfriend

    It’s like saying "humans, contrary to popular belief, are all hetero’

    Also, you forget that you can cheat even in a relationship with more people

    • applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 days ago

      i dont see how what you said contradicts my statement. i said humans are not monogamous, meaning in general. nonmonogamy can take many forms. the impulse to cheat is evidence of a desire for more partners. it sounds like you misread what i said.

      • Rawrosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 days ago

        Not everyone has an impulse to cheat or a desire to cheat. Some are happier in monogamous relationships, others are happier in something polyamorous or open. There is no wrong way to build your close relationships as long as all involved want the same thing.

        • applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          6 days ago

          the problem is society pushes people to have monogamous relationships and bars them from having legally protected nonmonogamous ones.