Demands of Monogamy

Melissa Matthes argues against the widespread notion that all desire is good, as long it does not entail "children, pets, incest and the dead":

Her position: "Not because I think we should be policing sexual desire in some draconian, puritan way, but because it is still worthwhile for each of us to explore in more detail how desires are cultivated, why we want what we want, and, perhaps, what is the difference between “real” and “artificial” wants." - More here

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• In many ways, monogamy is as strange as it is normal. One puzzler: Why do so many of us pledge ourselves to it -- and, even stranger, why do many of us (albeit undoubtedly fewer overall) actually conform to its demands?