Monogamy

How Do You Define Cheating?

Matt Titus | Posted 12.14.2009 | Entertainment


Matt Titus

Justin Timberlake's recent flirting is not cheating, but it is potentially very damaging to his public image as well as extremely disrespectful to Jessica.

It's Not Just Tiger: Monogamous Marriage Is An Anomaly

Jay Michaelson | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living


Jay Michaelson

The modern institution of marriage, so ardently fought-over by activists across the country, is a historical anomaly that has never taken seriously in the past, and is unlikely to work in the future.

Sex and Novelty

Marnia Robinson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Marnia Robinson

Your genes prefer to sail into the future on as many different boats as they can clamber aboard. Monogamy is as risky as putting all eggs in one basket.

Life is Short. Have an Affair.

Carine Fabius | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living


Carine Fabius

What do you think about a site that makes it easy to find people interested in having affairs? I'm thinking this is not geared to the younger set, but rather to aging boomers.

Ask E. Jean: How Do I Get a Celebrity To Marry Me?

E. Jean Carroll | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style


E. Jean Carroll

Forcing someone to see you more often is impossible. You can't control what he does any more than Frieda Kahlo could control her eyebrow tweezers.

Infidelity Is On The Rise, Especially Among Women

The New York Times | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 11.28.2008 | Style


Infidelity appears to be on the rise, particularly among older men and young couples. Notably, women appear to be closing the adultery gap: younger wo...

Prairie Voles and Politics

Marcia Meier | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living


Marcia Meier

There's reason to be alarmed about a culture where extreme emotions require pharmaceutical treatment.

The Science Of Straying

Newsweek | Jessica Ramirez | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style


Google the words "marriage and affair" and you get more than 17 million variations on how to heal. That's because "fidelity in marriage"--which only g...

The Secret Lives Of Married Men

Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2008 | 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 05.12.2008 | 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 05.07.2008 | 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 04.12.2008 | 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 04.02.2008 | 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 08.14.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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...

How To Keep Two Lovers

The Guardian (UK) | Linda Blair | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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).