Love Quote by Hannah Black

“The truth is, many people do not consciously choose monogamy; society chooses it for them, and it becomes the default.”

— Tristan Taormino

Monogamy is contrary to nature but necessary for the greater social good.

— Rita Mae Brown

“The commitment of marriage can frequently arouse some rather peculiar behaviour in men and women alike, but the bizarre notion that one can change…

— Alan Jay Lerner

Even in civilized mankind faint traces of monogamous instinct can be perceived.

— Bertrand Russell

I think biologically we are attracted to more than one person, but given society and our needs, monogamy works better.

— Nancy Friday

“Eventually, if desire withers, monogamy too easily slides downward into celibacy. When this happens, fidelity becomes a weakness rather than a virtue.”

— Esther Perel

“In The Moral Animal, Robert Wright laments, "A basic underlying dynamic between men and women is mutual exploitation. They seem, at times, designed to…

— Cacilda Jethá

Monogamy is a way of getting the versions of ourselves down to the minimum.

— Adam Phillips

Human nature is such that monogamy is a really hard thing to achieve.

— Sienna Miller

You must be aware that most men (and also not only a few women) are by nature not monogamous. This nature makes itself even…

— Albert Einstein

Why are we so obsessed with monogamous fidelity?

— Richard Dawkins

“a person who has already shown a willingness to cheat in a monogamous relationship may well cheat in a polyfidelitous relationship.”

— Franklin Veaux