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open relationships are shunned because they do not usually work and they do not work in part because they are shunned. viscous cycle. :) I believe that they t

open relationships are shunned because they do not usually work and they do not work in part because they are shunned. viscous cycle. :) I believe that they tend to work more in gay communities because both people are coming from the same place whereas in the heterosexual community each person has very different social norms when it comes to sex. I'm a male in an open relationship with a female and it can be trying at times because I know that as an attractive female my partner can have casual sex anytime she wants. OTOH, she can be socially judged for being promiscuous whereas I can be congratulated and envied.

wallflower 18y ago
Society is one of the strongest forces for monogamy. Biology fights against monogamy. "Monogamy is rare in mammals Approximately only 3-5% percent of mammals are considered monogamous (Nair and Young), compared to about 90% of birds (Alcock, 366)." http://academic.reed.edu/biology/courses/bio342f06/2007_websites/kwmn_site/index.html http://academic.reed.edu/biology/courses/bio342f06/2007_webs...
ibsulon 18y ago
To paraphrase Dan Savage - how many monogamous relationships "work"?