Ahhhh you have to love the forced social stigma of monogamy such a wonderful institute isn't it.
I controversial topics like this that bring up so many questions and force so many ingorant people to confront their deepest fears.
Fears of tolerence, fears of acceptance, fears of difference and the scariest of em all the fear that they might have to actually think for themselves instead of living a socially acceptable life and conforming to social norms lol
While i can acknowledge in some situations monogamy can lead to a healthy relationship the truth is PRIMATES ARE NOT MONOGAMOUS.
There are few species in this world that are but as a species primates are promiscuous, sexual intercourse is how many many primate species form social bonds, dictate hierarchy and status and solve disputes.
Monogamy was invented by a pope that had had a gutful of his wife sleeping with his his 2ic. Yes you heard me right A pope had a wife and she slept with his 2ic so he made it law for marriages to be monogomous. Look at the bible pre christian times marriages were about property and ownership and had nothing to do with love.
Monogamy is rarely about love, and most often its about jelousy, insecurity, mistrust, ownership and posession.
If you love some-one, regardless of thier feelings for you, you do not need to rely monogamy becuase your love should be enough for them, if they are not interested in your love, then you are not meant to be
p.s sex doese not equal love, love doese not equal sex, sex doese not preclude love, nor doese love preclude sex so get that freaking outdated idea out of your mind that if they love you they will have no sexual urges elsewhere!!
p.p.s To all the couples that have open relationships more power to you