Are humans being essentially monogamous or polygamous?

May 25, 2012 6:03am CST
Are human beings really only built to be polygamous or is this just an excuse on the part of those who have not found that one special person? An Australian author, Holly Hill, has admitted that she once thought humans were not built to be faithful and as a result had an open relationship with her boyfriend. This left her feeling paranoid and insecure and destroyed the relationship. She has since admitted she was wrong and is looking for a monogamous relationship in the future. Is it time everyone ditched this idea it is impossible to be in a committed relationship in this day and age and had a more positive outlook?
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• Marikina, Philippines
10 Jun 12
All people in this world is not satisfied because here in this world is not perfect. This is the reason why some people became so monogamous or polygamous. They are the victims of what we called survival of the fittest in the real world.
@marguicha (223128)
• Chile
26 May 12
I think most people I know are not completly monogamous. But even if a person is not esencially so, they may want to have such a commitment with someone else to reach a better good. Such happens many times in marriage. Everyone of us can have a monogamous relationship even if we are not esencially so. It´s just that we care more for the other person and are willing to accept certain restrictions to our liberty.
• United States
26 May 12
Honestly, it all depends on the person because some people only want one person and some people only remain faithful to one person, but then there are others who have to have more than one lover. Naturally, humans and most all animals are polygamous because we are really hardwired to be that way. We weren't really made to be with one person. Actually, some of the students who are journalists for my university newspaper have written articles about this because this was a big subject of debate at my university for quite some time, and humans really aren't meant to be with just one person. Now that we humans have become more modern, and more sophisticate, some people choose to be with just one person, or they choose to be with more than one person. Some of it has to do with security, some has to do with STDs (which is a big one), and some of this has to do with the need to just be loved. So far, I have only ever had a relationship with one guy because I just couldn't really be with more than one person, but that is just me. I know many of people who are in several relationships with several people, they are in relationships with two people, or they are with just one person. Again, it all depends on the person.
• Marikina, Philippines
26 May 12
People have reasons why they doing those things. It might lack of love, insecure or any negative vibration and emotion they received. We are only human being and it depend on each individual on how they would handle that kind of situation when it comes to relationship.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
25 May 12
Monogamous relationships are best. As we can see the consequences of having more than one relationship with the growth rate of sexually transmitted diseases. That just goes to show a person should stick with their spouse.