Is monogamy a thing of the past?

9.26.2009

In spite of those who believe that monogamy is a thing of the past, research proves otherwise.

A 2008 Gallup poll on moral issues found that 91 percent believed married men or women having an affair is morally wrong. My survey for 'Parents who cheat' indicates that children still expect fidelity and loyalty between their parents, and adult children whose parents cheated still want monogamous relationships themselves. By and large, adult children of infidelity know from experience the extent to which the whole family suffers when a parent is unfaithful, and therefore most do not want to follow in their unfaithful parents’ footsteps.

-Dr. Ana Nogales

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