Explained Monogamy

mf1438

mf1438

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I just watched this show on Netflix, Monogamy Explained. It was great. It talked about the history of monogamy and gave nice plug to polyamory too. I just love what they had to say about our close cousins, the bonobos.

"Clearly chimps and bonobos are anything but monogamous. Bonobos have sex at the drop of a hat. I know that I just met you… They have sex to say hello, they have sex to say goodbye. They have sex when they’re stressed out. For both male and female bonobos, that free love philosophy makes evolutionary sense. The males get to spread their seed and the females get to take in the seed of multiple males, which then compete against each other to fertilize her egg. It’s survival of the fittest, for sperm."

I like the way it ends by reminding us that humans are very adaptable. I happy to find like minded people here!

The episode was released on Netflix, May 23, 2018, 18 minutes, Vox media. Very informative!
 
Hi Mark,

That sounds like an excellent show. There's also a book that would go nicely with it, it is called, "Sex at Dawn: how we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships," by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. Sex at Dawn also explores the history of monogamy, and the evolutionary narrative of bonobo chimps and other primates including humans. It's awesome that monogamy is being discussed in conjunction with polyamory.

Regards,
Kevin T.
 
mf1438 said:
I just watched this show on Netflix, Monogamy Explained. It was great. It talked about the history of monogamy and gave nice plug to polyamory too. I just love what they had to say about our close cousins, the bonobos.

"Clearly chimps and bonobos are anything but monogamous. Bonobos have sex at the drop of a hat. I know that I just met you… They have sex to say hello, they have sex to say goodbye. They have sex when they’re stressed out. For both male and female bonobos, that free love philosophy makes evolutionary sense. The males get to spread their seed and the females get to take in the seed of multiple males, which then compete against each other to fertilize her egg. It’s survival of the fittest, for sperm."

I like the way it ends by reminding us that humans are very adaptable. I happy to find like minded people here!

The episode was released on Netflix, May 23, 2018, 18 minutes, Vox media. Very informative!
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Oh darn, I thought you were indicating it was a whole series. Just 18 minutes? Better read Sex at Dawn! I know you like to read about sex!
 
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