GM. The main benefit of monogamy is that it can provide a stable and healthy environment for raising children. The benefit of polyamory is that it provides variety which can keep relationships exciting. The human brain is constantly looking for novelty and we are wired to reproduce with different partners. It’s an evolutionary instinct that increases the chances of offspring survival. If you had all of your children with a genetically weak man, and you committed to him, your offspring may die and you may miss the chance to pass down your own genetics.

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I do see your points and they like up with outdated neuroscientific findings- but,

To argue that humans are neurobiologically wired for one specific outcome (in this instance reproduction) is a misnomer and doesn’t match with current research (also, I front ran some of this research in 2019 so I’m about as sure of it as one can be in the world of $cience)

Where did i argue that humans are wired for one specific outcome?

>the human brain is wired for novelty and we are wired to reproduce with different partners

Being wired that way doesn’t mean we can’t overcome any specific outcomes. Understanding this wiring can actually help you to stay monogamous by the way. Creating novelty in a monogamous relationship can help you avoid polyamory.

Agree on that point 🤝