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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the "Can I be happy without marriage?" thread, a woman was saying that she doesn't want marriage, but wants a longterm, monogomous relationship.
Someone told her she would never find that because:
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"Men are basically not monogamous which is why so many men cheat within their marriage - but nonetheless marriage has an expectation of fidelity which inhibits men to some degree. But without that constraint, most men would not view monogamy as an obligation no matter what understanding you think you may have in a relationship outside of marriage especially if there is no expectation of marriage down the line."[/b]

As a man, would you say this is a true statement?
Are men more likely to be faithful in a marriage and less likely to be faithful outside of a marriage?[/quote]

If monogamy were gender-based, then we could conclude all women to be faithful and all men to stray. Since that is not true, your statement immediately falls apart.

There is truth that marriage – the psychological force behind knowing you have someone, legally – makes people tend to stop trying. Thus, monogamy starts to fail because the man goes from a 6-pack to a few spare tires. The woman goes from dressing sexy to crocs.

The transition from exciting and nice looking to pure boring makes others look more enticing. And the cycle starts again. [/quote]

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