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Adelina · 06-21-2008, 04:40 PM

I was just reading in a book, a random example of a wife cheating on a husband, which led to a divorce.

Why don't couples allow for outside relationships, as is natural, rather than breaking up a family over it?

It seems that rather primitive reactions like jealousy, territory, and possession are some of the reactions that hold people back from permitting their partner to see others.
As long as there's a stable primary family unit bonded by love.
Another hundred years or so, perhaps humans will be over it, and open relationships will be the norm?

06-21-2008, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Adelina Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 198	Couples should tolerate 'infidelity', allow open relationships I was just reading in a book, a random example of a wife cheating on a husband, which led to a divorce. Why don't couples allow for outside relationships, as is natural, rather than breaking up a family over it? It seems that rather primitive reactions like jealousy, territory, and possession are some of the reactions that hold people back from permitting their partner to see others. As long as there's a stable primary family unit bonded by love. Another hundred years or so, perhaps humans will be over it, and open relationships will be the norm? Last edited by Adelina; 06-21-2008 at 10:57 PM.