Poll: Your stance on monogamy?
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I put other, just because I don't feel it is "right", but it is the only way I'd go about things. People should be entitled to sleep with whoever and however many people they want unless it hurts someone. Unless it does that, there's no real breach of morality in my opinion.
i like manogomy myself, but eh, if she likes an open relationship, then if we're still togeather, and it's open, can i just ask they come back to me at the end of the night? 
I'm indifferent.
I can't imagine having more than one spouse, but that's just me, with all my cultural bias...most of the time I can't imagine having even one spouse. So...
As long as people involved are happy, I don't care.
I can't imagine having more than one spouse, but that's just me, with all my cultural bias...most of the time I can't imagine having even one spouse. So...
As long as people involved are happy, I don't care.
animals that mate for life include but are not limited to, eagles, falcons, wolves, and whales, i believe. and monogomy feels right,THEMILKMAN said:
I personally can't see myself with more than one person at a time, but I can't really say if monogamy is wrong or right. It's up to the individual. If they're in a polygamous relationship, and it's legal wherever they are, and everyone in the marriage agrees, then who's to say that's wrong or right? It feels right for them, and that's fine by me.
I don't really feel one way or another towards monogamy or polygamy. If someone wants to follow either I have no problem with it so far as its consensual. I mean polygamy can sound nice, but I can see how it can cause a lot o problems between the numerous spouses (be them male or female). So I say do whatever you want to. I would be willing for either.
I'm indifferent. People should do what they feel will make them happy(Which they do anyways, virtually no exceptions), who am I or anyone else to tell someone what's right or wrong to do with what's theirs?.
Personally, If i was in a romantic relationship I would feel compelled by the programing of society to practice monogamy. But if the relationship was just about sex, I'd rather just keep at that and do whatever the hell I want.
I'm really not the best person to answer this question, I have no objective opinions about what's right or wrong anyways. I have feelings on the subject(See above), but no conceptions of them being anything more then just personal compulsions. How could I logically argue right from wrong anyway?(See: Existential Nihilism)
Personally, If i was in a romantic relationship I would feel compelled by the programing of society to practice monogamy. But if the relationship was just about sex, I'd rather just keep at that and do whatever the hell I want.
I'm really not the best person to answer this question, I have no objective opinions about what's right or wrong anyways. I have feelings on the subject(See above), but no conceptions of them being anything more then just personal compulsions. How could I logically argue right from wrong anyway?(See: Existential Nihilism)
When everyone involved is aware of what's happening, accepts what's happening, and isn't emotionally injured by the fact that it's happening, then whatever.
When that's not the case, very much not whatever.
My wife and I have already had a talk about this - if we meet someone who we both feel we could have a relationship with, and that third person was also up for it, we'd go for it. But that's pretty much the extent of either of us having someone beyond each other.
Really, it depends on who's involved. There's no "Monogamy is right" any more than there is a "Monogamy is wrong" - it's case-by-case. A polyamorous relationship can work, if everyone in it behaves. So can monogamous relationships. And both can also fail, sometimes spectacularly, for any number of reasons.
When that's not the case, very much not whatever.
My wife and I have already had a talk about this - if we meet someone who we both feel we could have a relationship with, and that third person was also up for it, we'd go for it. But that's pretty much the extent of either of us having someone beyond each other.
Really, it depends on who's involved. There's no "Monogamy is right" any more than there is a "Monogamy is wrong" - it's case-by-case. A polyamorous relationship can work, if everyone in it behaves. So can monogamous relationships. And both can also fail, sometimes spectacularly, for any number of reasons.
I have goats. Monogamous they are not.Glademaster said:
Monogamy is what God ordained to be. I don't care if you agree with me or not. I'll just go ahead and just use marriage as an example, because it'll be easier to explain. One man and one woman. That is "traditional" for a reason. The loving and trusting bond created between a single man and a single woman is the perfect environment to excell, for a marriage should bring out the best of both, (I'm not saying all do, but they should!), and to raise a family. People are more then animals. Our bodies may be pretty darn similar to monkeys and pigs, but that is not all we are. Contrary to popular belief, we are perfectly capable of overcoming our bodies. If not, we'd all be having raging orgies every month.
In fact, someone saying a person can't control himself or herself is an insult to all humanity.
Lastly, no, I would not practice pologamy, even if it was legal.
I personally choose Monogamy as I enjoy it and feel a deep bond with a partner knowing that we care for each other and only each other, but I don't judge those who disagree.
Whatever makes you happy (as long as it is consensual)
^ the words I live by
Whatever makes you happy (as long as it is consensual)
^ the words I live by
I'm non-monogamous. I think it's a false dichotomy, this either/or decision of monogamy or polyamory. I think everyone has a comfortable amount of people they would like to share their life with and be in love with - for some people that might be zero and they just want friends and fuck buddies, which is fine. For some people that's 1 - they just want one person to have as their partner and to love and that's fine too. For some the number is higher. Two or three or more, and that's fine too, as long as everybody involved is cool with it, because as adults, we have this amazing ability to look at things and make our own decisions about what's good or bad for us. I don't see how having none, one, two, or more partners could be intrinsically wrong - to me that's as sensible as saying the letter Y is inherently immoral.
I couldn't care less if multiple people want to be involved in a relationship, but I don't see it working from a legal standpoint. If they were all to get married, who would get to make end-of-life decisions? Do they form a council? How does taxation work? I'm no expert, but I think it would be more trouble than it's worth. As a matter of fact, marriage in general seems like more trouble than it's worth. As it stands, you're probably just going to get divorced anyway.