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Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:12 am
I have my own opinions on this, which I'm sure people here can guess what they are just by looking at my username lol.
I'm curious to see views from people of this forum.
Please try not to get all technical (big pet peeve of mine lol). Just vote a simple "yes" or "no" for whatever would be your initial response to this issue. Discuss!
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:13 am
Yes.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:13 am
I don't think so, no.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:17 am
no...
It's the thing I been dreaming of since a kid and being desiring till now. How the hell can that be unnatural?
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:18 am
(April 2, 2018 at 11:17 am)MysticKnight Wrote: no...
It's the thing I been dreaming of since a kid and being desiring till now. How the hell can that be unnatural?
Pedophiles have dreams, too.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:19 am
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^that's disgusting and has no place in this topic. Big diversion.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:20 am
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I think both monogamy and polygamy are natural for humans. But I definitely think they're more monogamous than most animals.
Not as monogamous as, say, swans, though.
To be clear I voted "no".
(April 2, 2018 at 11:18 am)Lutrinae Wrote: (April 2, 2018 at 11:17 am)MysticKnight Wrote: no...
It's the thing I been dreaming of since a kid and being desiring till now. How the hell can that be unnatural?
Pedophiles have dreams, too.
Um... and pedophilia is natural for pedophiles. Rape is natural for rapists too, rife in nature in general, and was probably selected for by evolution, but neither rape nor pedophilia are good: and somehow I think we're getting a bit off topic?!?!?!?
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:28 am
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(April 2, 2018 at 11:18 am)Lutrinae Wrote: (April 2, 2018 at 11:17 am)MysticKnight Wrote: no...
It's the thing I been dreaming of since a kid and being desiring till now. How the hell can that be unnatural?
Pedophiles have dreams, too.
I don't think being sexually attracted to babies and children is natural lol. I think it's some sort of disorder or mental illness in the person.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:33 am
Why is it that monogamy means being faithful to one person, but polygamy involves marriage. One is not the opposite of the other.
Both monogamy and polyamory are natural. In the same way that both heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality and pansexuality are natural.
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RE: Is long term monogamy unnatural for human beings?
April 2, 2018 at 11:35 am
Polygamy has to be for dire situations like taking care orphans and widows during a time when many men in society have been killed.
Otherwise monogamy has to be the norm, or you get guys like me left out with no women to find 
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