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We need a sub for pictures of couples who have fights in public.
couples fighting are fun and all, but but have you seen Albert Einstein between his legs???
Alternatively could be done over the phone while pacing nervously just outside of the door
amatonormativity: the normalization of amatos?
If you don't mind, could you please elaborate on how this really only benifits rich people. I can not quite follow how this conclusion can be drawn.
humans, contrary to popular belief, are not monogamous
Contrart to popular beliefs, humans don't have only a single way of doing things, I want to have only one gf and wouldn't feel comfortable or happy with two or more, my best friend? She has currently 1 boyfriend and 1 girlfriend
It's like saying "humans, contrary to popular belief, are all hetero'
Also, you forget that you can cheat even in a relationship with more people
Not everyone has an impulse to cheat or a desire to cheat. Some are happier in monogamous relationships, others are happier in something polyamorous or open. There is no wrong way to build your close relationships as long as all involved want the same thing.
I mean, if you've consented to a monogamous relationship and your partner violates that consent it's a big deal.
If they find that certain aspects of the relationship aren't compatible with what they want and they can't work it out, they should leave the relationship. Notbl saying it's easy, but that's part of the responsibility that comes with being in a committed relationship.
That's fine, but you need to be open about it with your partner. If they've consented to an open relationship, great. Otherwise its not ok.
Cheating is unnecessary. Find someone who shares your values instead of lying to yourself or your partner. Then this wouldn't be an issue in the first place.
Also, in another comment chain you made a statement about monogamy being unnatural. So, what if it is? There are plenty of societal expectations we have that go against human nature that most people would agree are beneficial. For example, fighting is a basic human instinct. It's done to assert dominance, protect or vent frustration amongst other reasons. This can be even noticed in animals. But, in our society the expectation is that you restrain yourself instead of becoming violent. Unnatural =/= bad.
Just some food for thought.
Natural doesn't supercede consent. Again, if everyone is OK with an open relationship its fine, but condoms aren't natural and its clear that removing a condom without consent just because that is more natural isn't ok.
I acknowledge that societal dating pressures exist. That being said, claiming that individual preferences are illusionary trivializes individual preferences altogether. Whether or not the preferences comes from a societal pressure, doesn't mean its invalid. If anything, believing otherwise can be dangerous. For instance, if a woman doesn't wants kids, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Claiming that they're wrong because there's a biological desire for humans to reproduce would be obnoxious.
That's all to highlight that others individual preferences should be respected. This includes both monogamous and non-monogamous preferences.
As for the comparison between fighting and romance I made, it wasn't to claim that these two things are similar in substance, rather I was saying they're similar in origin.
I think you need to preface this by saying "You have no desire for monogamous relations" but you absolutely can not say "All people want to be polyamorous". Only some people do, and it certainly would be nice if they were not pressured into something that doesn't work for them.
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