"Modern Monogamy"
Modern monogamy can mean:
1. Not forcing a relationship to work. It’s about allowing relationships to come and go. It’s about staying attuned to how the dynamic impacts and aligns with us (or doesn’t). It’s about not forcing, trapping or guilting ourselves into a single relationship.
2. Never going on relationship autopilot. This form of modern monogamy encourages a practice of self-awareness, checking in, and communicating with our partner.
3. Building the best relationship you can for as long as possible. It's loving someone enough to let them go when they are unhappy or loving yourself enough not to sacrifice your whole life for the sake of a relationship.
4. Accepting that even relationships that don’t last forever can be significant. Instead of assuming that the only way for a relationship to have value is if it doesn't end, it’s understanding that temporary things can be just as meaningful.
USA Today1. Not forcing a relationship to work. It’s about allowing relationships to come and go. It’s about staying attuned to how the dynamic impacts and aligns with us (or doesn’t). It’s about not forcing, trapping or guilting ourselves into a single relationship.
2. Never going on relationship autopilot. This form of modern monogamy encourages a practice of self-awareness, checking in, and communicating with our partner.
3. Building the best relationship you can for as long as possible. It's loving someone enough to let them go when they are unhappy or loving yourself enough not to sacrifice your whole life for the sake of a relationship.
4. Accepting that even relationships that don’t last forever can be significant. Instead of assuming that the only way for a relationship to have value is if it doesn't end, it’s understanding that temporary things can be just as meaningful.
My wife always maintained we were just roommates, because the witnesses (we had eloped to a JP in Reno) had left for lunch before the JP even showed up. Unfortunately, most people put more effort into keeping roommates than marriage where you figure you have a life-time contract (which you don't). Anyway, worked for us for 43 years until cancer took her.
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