So this is a subject that has been on my mind for some time now and I thought Id post it to see what your opinions are.
Is monogamy natural to humans or is it a product of our social history?
For centuries we have lived in the belief that monogamy is the correct way to live, one partner with another, marriage, fidelity. We have been bred and led to know that cheating is bad and evil. This has been part of our upbringing and those of our parents and grandparents therefore it is safe to say it is firmly encoded in our brains that this is the code to live by.
What I ask is it naturally so?
Hypothetically, were this social factor removed would monogamy still be the best way ahead for our relationships?
Is this something that is natural to our species or is it something imprinted in our behavior due to years of education and social interaction that has led us to adopt it as a belief, a code of conduct?
I also want to contemplate this, many people, if not majority, have cheated at some point in their lives. Cheating creates problems, conflict, hatred, pain.
Were cheating as such removed entirely from our lives in such a way that having sexual interaction with another human being were not considered a horrible thing to do, would that not resolve so many issues that are created by the fact that cheating is viewed as wrong?
Can you love someone and have sex with someone else?
I do not side in this post because my beliefs are not important here, I just would like your opinions, if you could contemplate it truly and reasonably and post what you think.
Thanks x