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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
Monogamy was not considered normal by humans for 90% of our history as a species. Which traveled in polyamorous troops like monkeys or gorillas, and even when we settled down in agricultural villages, it was not unusual for the members of the villages to be polyamorous. It is only with the advent of Christianity that a monogamous model was forced upon humans.
Now, I'm not knocking monogamy. If you love someone so much that you absolutely can't bear to share them with anyone, I'm not about to yuck your yum. And who knows? Maybe I'll find somebody like that one day. All I'm saying here is that it's not for everyone, and it's not natural for humans as a species.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Now, I'm not knocking monogamy. If you love someone so much that you absolutely can't bear to share them with anyone, I'm not about to yuck your yum. And who knows? Maybe I'll find somebody like that one day. All I'm saying here is that it's not for everyone, and it's not natural for humans as a species.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.