Psychology of sexual monogamy
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| - | :"The growth of the idea of [[property]], and the rise of [[monogamy]], furnished motives sufficiently powerful to demand and obtain [a] change in order to bring children into the [[gens]] of their father, and into a participation in the [[inheritance]] of his estate. Monogamy assured the [[paternity]] of children; which was unknown when the gens was instituted, and the exclusion of children from the inheritance was no longer possible. "--from [[Lewis H. Morgan]]'s ''[[Ancient Society]]''. | + | The '''psychology of sexual monogamy''' deals with the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of human beings in sexually monogamous relationships. |
| - | '''Monogamy''' is a form of [[sexual]] bonding involving a permanent [[pair bond]] between two beings. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word ''[[monos]]'', which means one or [[alone]], and the Greek word ''[[gamos]]'', which means [[marriage]] or [[union]]. [[Serial monogamy]] is having no more than one sexual partner at a time but allows for multiple partners in a lifetime. In western culture [[serial monogamy]] is common with individuals before they start a family, due to divorce rates. The opposite of monogamy is [[polygamy]]. | + | Psychological studies of sexual monogamy are sparse. Psychologists tend to be more interested in sexual [[non-monogamy]], especially the causes and consequences of sexual [[infidelity]]. |
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| + | Psychological studies of social monogamy have relied heavily on observations of married couples. These studies have identified several important topics: | ||
| + | * '''[[Psychology of Monogamy#Relationship Satisfaction|Relationship Satisfaction]]''' Satisfaction usually declines during the first years of marriage. The decline in satisfaction may represent normal rebound, emotional erosion, and/or motivational erosion. | ||
| + | * '''[[Psychology of Monogamy#Relationship Duration|Relationship Duration]]''' Studies of people in long-lasting marriages and studies of married couples in laboratories have identified several factors that contribute to the duration of monogamous relationships. | ||
| + | * '''[[Psychology of Monogamy#Attachment|Attachment]]''' Attachment, the need for physical and emotional closeness, plays an important role in many aspects of monogamous relationships. Psychologists and neuroscientists have devoted much research to understanding the processes of attachment. | ||
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| + | ===Sexual Boredom=== | ||
| + | Anecdotally and academically, it has been claimed that marital satisfaction declines because parties to the marriage become bored by [[sexual intercourse | sex ]] with one another, and yearn for such episodes with others. Adherents to [[polyamory]] advocate sex with multiple partners as a [[panacea]]. | ||
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| - | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;"> | + | * [[Monogamy]] |
| - | * [[Affair]] | + | * [[Varieties of Monogamy]] |
| - | * [[Animal sexuality]] | + | * [[Incidence of Monogamy]] |
| - | * [[Cohabitation]] | + | * [[Value of Monogamy]] |
| - | * [[Cuckold]] | + | * [[Evolution of Monogamy]] |
| - | * [[Divorce]] | + | |
| - | * [[Free love]] | + | |
| - | * [[Group marriage]] | + | |
| - | * [[Human bonding]] | + | |
| * [[Hypergamy|Hypergamy - 'marrying up']] | * [[Hypergamy|Hypergamy - 'marrying up']] | ||
| - | * [[Jealousy]] | + | |
| - | * [[Marriage]] | + | ==Related links== |
| - | * [[Mating system]] | + | |
| - | * [[Monogamy in Christianity]] | + | |
| - | * [[Non-monogamy]] | + | |
| - | :* [[Open marriage]] | + | |
| - | :* [[Polyamory]] | + | |
| - | :* [[Polyfidelity]] | + | |
| - | :* [[Polygamy]] | + | |
| * [[Pair bonding]] | * [[Pair bonding]] | ||
| - | * [[Psychology of sexual monogamy]] | + | * [[Serial monogamy]] |
| - | * [[Sexual conflict]] | + | * [[Forms of nonmonogamy]] |
| - | * [[Sexual revolution]] | + | * [[Polygamy]] |
| - | * [[Swinging]] | + | * [[Polygyny threshold model]] |
| - | * [[Value of monogamy]] | + | * [[Mating system]] |
| - | </div> | + | * [[r/K selection theory]] |
| + | * [[Animal sexuality#Mating systems|Animal Sexuality]] | ||
| + | * [[Jealousy]] | ||
| + | '''Marriage:''' | ||
| + | * [[Group marriage]] | ||
| + | * [[Cohabitation]] | ||
| + | * [[Marriage]] | ||
| + | * [[Divorce]] | ||
| + | * [[Open marriage]] | ||
| + | * [[Affair]] | ||
| + | * [[Infidelity]] | ||
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The psychology of sexual monogamy deals with the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of human beings in sexually monogamous relationships.
Psychological studies of sexual monogamy are sparse. Psychologists tend to be more interested in sexual non-monogamy, especially the causes and consequences of sexual infidelity.
Psychological studies of social monogamy have relied heavily on observations of married couples. These studies have identified several important topics:
- Relationship Satisfaction Satisfaction usually declines during the first years of marriage. The decline in satisfaction may represent normal rebound, emotional erosion, and/or motivational erosion.
- Relationship Duration Studies of people in long-lasting marriages and studies of married couples in laboratories have identified several factors that contribute to the duration of monogamous relationships.
- Attachment Attachment, the need for physical and emotional closeness, plays an important role in many aspects of monogamous relationships. Psychologists and neuroscientists have devoted much research to understanding the processes of attachment.
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Sexual Boredom
Anecdotally and academically, it has been claimed that marital satisfaction declines because parties to the marriage become bored by sex with one another, and yearn for such episodes with others. Adherents to polyamory advocate sex with multiple partners as a panacea.
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See also
- Monogamy
- Varieties of Monogamy
- Incidence of Monogamy
- Value of Monogamy
- Evolution of Monogamy
- Hypergamy - 'marrying up'
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Related links
- Pair bonding
- Serial monogamy
- Forms of nonmonogamy
- Polygamy
- Polygyny threshold model
- Mating system
- r/K selection theory
- Animal Sexuality
- Jealousy
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