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Nell Beram

UNBELIEVABLE: A humble not cool defense of monogamy - The Untold Story

Concept of love (Getty Images/SvetaZi)

It's not said often enough: The concept of marriage is berserk. What hope can there be to stay in love with one person across decades when you're both changing and evolving (as well you should), and when the chances are minuscule that you'll both be changing and evolving in the same direction (as well you won't)? So if a lasting marriage or partnership is your goal and you told me your open relationship is what's making it work, I'd salute you. Meanwhile, I'll be keeping my own marriage shut tight.

Like marriage, monogamy is a fishy concept: It's basically the way we take our sweeties off the market. Another way to look at it: Monogamy is what you do if you would circle "more" to complete the following statement:

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