Monogamy

What Do Men Want?

Stephanie Sandberg | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Stephanie Sandberg

I used to think that there were simply a few women having an astonishing number of liaisons to hold up the female end of the affairs, until I realized that in my own experience it's usually the women who cheat.

The Secret Lives Of Married Men

Huffington Post | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living


This week's New York magazine cover story delves into why the Spitzer scandal came as no surprise to a lot of married men. As the author explains, Wh...

Polyamory: The New Monogamy?

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 05.04.2008 | Living


Dr. Belisa Vranich

The opposite of monogamy -- quick. Polygamy, right? Wrong. Polygamy is when one man has many wives (often with bad handmade dresses and a fierce need ...

Portrait Of An Open Marriage, Take Two: Yes, I Have A Husband And A Girlfriend

Jenny Block | Posted 04.29.2008 | Living


Jenny Block

I met Jemma at an art gallery. She had told me she was straight. But after about six months of spending time together, we went away on a weekend trip. It was on that trip that she asked me to kiss her...

Less Monogamy, More Fun

Suzanne Portnoy | Posted 04.04.2008 | Living


Suzanne Portnoy

What I have in common with prostitutes is this: I use my body to give men pleasure. And I do it because men give me pleasure in return. I make my own fantasies happen.

Open Relationships: What The World Needs Now?

Tango | Dan Eldridge | Posted 03.25.2008 | Living


Alternative relationships can often be difficult to maintain. It's the same reason gay men and women sometimes stay in the closet their entire lives: ...

Why Animals And Governors Struggle With Monogamy

Huffington Post | Posted 03.18.2008 | Living


That question of whether monogamy is natural or not has been kicked around probably since it was decided that monogamy should be natural. Now with Sp...

The Growing Movement Against Marriage

The Guardian | Hannah Betts | Posted 03.05.2008 | Living


Lately it seems that the movement against marriage--Oprah, Susan Sarandon, Maria Bello, and Angelina Jolie are proud members-- is gaining momentum. He...

The Business Of An Open Relationship

Tango | Dan Eldridge | Posted 03.03.2008 | Living


Carrie and I made the decision to spend the rest of our lives together. But because we've decided to do so without getting legally married (see Marria...

Is Marriage Making A Comeback?

The Guardian | Kate Hilpern | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living


Behind every cynic, it is sometimes said, lies a disguised romantic. Could this be why couples who have spent years, often decades, horrified at the v...

Why I Don't Care If John McCain Had an Affair in 1999...and Why You Shouldn't Either

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


Rev. Debra Haffner

I do not know if John and Cindy McCain had an agreement that allows for outside romance under certain circumstances, but I do know that's not my business.

How To Keep Two Lovers

The Guardian (UK) | Linda Blair | Posted 02.13.2008 | Living


Just imagine it. A younger lover to fulfil all your physical desires and another, more mature and settled partner to share your domestic bliss, even t...

Marriage, Minus The Monogamy

tangomag.com | Dan Eldridge | Posted 02.12.2008 | Living


Our hero gets engaged to the girl of his dreams, a friend of a friend who just so happens to hate the concept of marriage, and who prefers the conveni...

Too Young To Be Monogamous?

Christine Hassler | Posted 01.08.2008 | Living


Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I'm 25 years old and in a serious relationship. We've been together two years and are exclusive, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm ma...

The Case For Open Relationships

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 12.10.2007 | Living


Rachel Kramer Bussel

I do believe that monogamy has become fetishized as the only answer to a large degree, with the result being that many people are either locked into relationships they aren't happy with, or are conducting affairs on the side and feeling guilty about it (or not).


 

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