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From: swihart@aclcb.purdue.edu (Dr. B)
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Subject: Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?
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Date: 19 Nov 90 21:50:08 GMT
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In article <1990Nov18.214939.268@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, rqdms@lims02.lerc.nasa.g
> ov (DENNIS STOCKERT) writes:
>.......
>Point two:  The percentage of married (American) men that have had affairs
>has been shown, I believe, to be something like 75-80% ... somewhat lower
>for women. Of the remaining 20-25%, some number probably refrain from 
>affairs due to guilt, fear of others' opinions of them, divorce, financial 
>upheaval, etc.   These are extremely high numbers to discount if one 
>attempts to argue that we are naturally monomagous creatures.
>
>Finally, your own choice of phrases -- "SOME of us are naturally 
>monomagous" -- implies a minority.  Nice chatting with you...


  I just began reading this recently.  Have you defined monogamous?  How?

  It doesn't seem to me that having had an affair or one-night fling during a 
  marriage doesn't disqualify a person as monogamous for the rest of his/her
  life. 

L.A.S.


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