I believe in serial monogamy. It works, it makes sense, it respects partners and definitely the most...

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I believe in serial monogamy. It works, it makes sense, it respects partners and definitely the most realistic of all types of relationships. What do you believe in and why?

Posted by razano on 12.11.2009

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Posted by alma on 13.11.2009

i am not sure that being a serial monogamist means that your relationships will end, it just means you are with one person at a time and that you may move on directly into another relationship when one ends, but never with two people at a time.

Personally, i think people should do what makes them feel happy. The problem with this statement is that often times we are not so in tune with our own emotions, desires, needs to even know when or what makes us happy.

Relationship forms are as diverse as people are. i think if we understood ourselves better we would have better relationships.

So, i am not sure how to answer the question above. What i do know is that i want to seek my happiness in whichever form of relationship that may be.

Posted by Husam on 12.11.2009

What an interesting concept!

OK, I have few question/comments about the implementation of such concept:

- Do the two parties agree on the length of the relationship before committing to it?

- If yes, that would make the concept feasible, however, I didn't know a person who's ready to put a 'deadline' on a romantic or a happy feeling (i.e. I think there's a tendency to 'hope' that such feelings will last forever.)

- If no, then the two parties will go into the romantic relationship knowing that either of them can terminate it at any time. For me, this is like knowing I'm going to die, so I go on enjoying my life, but definitely it won't make me 'happily' accept the idea of death when it comes. I highly doubt that one party of that relationship will happily accept the breakup when it happens (but again, who said that they should happily accept the breakup! :) Some agony might help bringing us back to earth.)

- What if the relationship resulted in children? does this break the agreement or forces it to go into non-serial-for-ever relationship?

again, that is such an interesting proposition :) But I still doubt its applicability (at least I can't see myself doing it.)