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Example sentences for: monogamy
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Newt and Marianne have no kids; neither does Pat Buchanan; Bob Barr, married thrice and veteran of whipped cream on waitresses; Bob Dole, ditched his first; John Podhoretz, scourge of gay monogamy, quitting his first marriage after a matter of weeks, John McLaughlin.
But if monogamy is at odds with human nature, how do you keep it from metamorphosing into serial monogamy?
One is evolutionary: Men must determine which children they sire, something only strict monogamy can ensure.
America, in this sense, is a conspiracy against human nature--and not just in that we expect monogamy when the rule of history has been polygamy.
But serial monogamy has a big downside not shared by polygamy: Lots of kids get reared either without fathers or with stepfathers, who often lack the Darwinian devotion of a biological father--and who may even be downright hostile.
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