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by FancyFeast on November 4th, 2007

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Is it against the human male's nature to be monogamous? In other words, is it against his true nature to only have one partner for life, one "mate" to which he has to be faithful?

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  • by Im Alec on November 23rd, 2007

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    All humans are a mixture of monogamous and polygamous by nature, and how that mixture develops depends on their environment. A person who is naturally fairly monogamous who meets a partner who is the same will have no problem with life-long monogamy. If their life had worked out differently, and they had been in a different culture, they might not have been. Equally, someone who is naturally polygamous will probably philander in any society.

    I don't accept that men are naturally more polygamous than women. If we disregard gay encounters, each affair involves as many7 women as men. If most women are monogamous, the remainder must be very promiscuous. I don't think this is true; I think women are approximately as promiscuous as men. But the difference is that women keep their mouths shut about it, even in private, whereas men most to their mates.

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