Reply #26: In primitive cultures still found in small pockets around the globe [View All]

[Laszlo_Hollyfeld]

most couples screw around a lot when they're young and eventually mate for life. Make of that what you will.

I think monogamy is probably a natural enough state for mankind.

I think society and culture have given us a different set of demands in our relationships, a wider set of options to seek out in our companions and a level of self-indulgence, short focus and superficial emotion that is not conducive to monogamy. But I think it's wrong to assume that's a natural state for all of mankind. It's maybe closer to accurate to say that it's what we're becoming.