She added, "Monogamy is invented for order and investment – but not necessarily because it's 'natural.'"

No.

It depends upon what your definition of natural is.
For example are clothes natural?

Many people would say no, but the fact is they are inevitable,and how can anything that is inevitable be unnatural?

People commonly claim that morality is a man made concept too.
However morality is just as inevitable as water flowing downhill.

So yes, it is natural for people and many animals to grab all the gusto possible, yet to demean monogamy as mere outside social control is to fail to recognize that there are consequences for any action, and it is possible that in time people will realize that the true value is greater inherently in being monogamous than in the imagined but costly 'gains' of more indiscriminate behavior.

Wildcat, you always have such interesting clips. When I first read this clip title I could have sworn it said "Are Humans Meant to be Humongous." My heart gave a little jump. I couldn't wait to read that most interesting clip. Are humans supposed to be really large? Why aren't we? How large might we get?

This is not to say that your actual clip is not interesting, but a clip about humongous people would get great too. If anyone could find that, it would be you.

Thanks bnm (hope you don't mind the abbr) I shall try for your benefit and mine to find a clip about humongous humans, what we do have very large however are brains, as the evidence from paleontology shows.

see here

LOL at BNM's comment and wildcat's response!

This is an interesting question (humans and monogamous relationships). I think monogamy is a good thing for many reasons. But, do we have more discipline or order if we maintain that monogamy? Do we have more character? I think with marriage there should be respect for each other. If going into a marriage we say that we're not going to have other partners, then that's what we should do. Changing that decision should be a decision both persons should make, not just one of them.

That's my 2 cents.

If going into a marriage we say that we're not going to have other partners, then that's what we should do.

I agree, and I think people are capable of doing so happily. There are many benefits to monogomy, including the health aspects.


Thanks for the link, Wildcat.

Let's see .....5 wives 363 girlfriends.
I gotta say monogamy has not worked for me.