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- From: maryb@cix.compulink.co.uk (Mary Branscombe)
- Subject: Re: Definition of "monogamy"?
- Reply-To: maryb@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 16:40:00 +0000
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- In-Reply-To: <1992Dec31.015905.14473@netcom.com> aahz@netcom.com (Mean Green Dancing Machine)
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- TITLE: Re: Definition of "monogamy"?
- Aahz sez
- > As I pointed out in alt.poly, the "societal model" of a monogamous
- > relationship includes the possibility of dating several people
- > concurrently, as long as none of them is a "serious" relationship.
- > If, for whatever reasons, a person is unable to "settle down" at the
- > present time, why should they be labeled as non-monogamous?
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- If none of those are "serious" relationships, then you're not in a
- situation where monogamy is relevant, are you? As I think this is
- something each person decides for themselves, in each individual
- situatioen, if you don't need to worry about it, don't. In that
- situation of casually dating several people (nver been there myself,
- not really sure how that would work - never really dated *anyone
- apart from when I asked Ignatz to the Robin Williamson gig), none of
- the relationships are monogamous, *or non-monogamous, are they,
- because none of them are relationships on that level. I can't
- seperate the idea of monogamy from the idea of faithful, negotiated
- committment, at whatever level you decide upon.
-
- Hey, how's *that for a definition. *I like it.
- Probably won't fit anyone else... ;-)
- Mary MerryTail
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