figure By JOAN THATIAH Ihave lots of respect for the serial
monogamist. You know, that man or woman who is always in a relationship but with only one person at a time?
Abstainers,
monogamists, and multi-partnered "experimenters" were found to have significantly different patterns of partner choice, intimacy, and risk-taking (Netting, 1992; Netting & Burnett, 2004).
David says: "I had lots of friends who were serial
monogamists and I'd had a few flings, none of which was perfect, and I thought, that's not for me.
"I had lots of friends who were serial
monogamists and had a series of relationships, none of which was perfect, and I thought, that's not for me.
Stand-goers may be dedicated, but they're not
monogamists. People can happily eat at one place while recommending another.
They may need therapy, along with other serial
monogamists needing to attend LA (Loveoholics Anonymous) meetings.
Polygynists, like
monogamists, are diverse and vary in their beliefs and practices.
Research shows that black women are more likely than women of other races to be serial
monogamists, cycling through relationships with a small circle of men who come in and out of their lives--which means once one person in that circle gets infected, the virus spreads through it like brush fire.
Adolescents are frequently serial
monogamists who have a series of short-lived sexual relationships, Dr.
Yet at that time, Christian
monogamists composed a minority in the world.