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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Like most problems in relationships, it comes down to communication.
If you end up with the wrong partner you or your partner might not have completely or properly communicated your desires/wishes/goals for the relationship.
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Originally Posted by flamesfever
Yes, but the partner may have been the right one when the commitment was made, and time and circumstances may have changed one of the partmers. I still think a deep commitment to monogamy, whatever happens, is important, regardless of whether the marriage survives or not.
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Exactly. The premise of the article is that it's the boredom of long-term relationships that poses a challenge to monogamy. But how many people, early in a relationship, say to their partner "this is great and everything, but when we get sexually bored with each other in 5 or 10 years, should we be able to sleep with other people?" It's like prenuptial agreements - simply asking for one is likely to undermine trust.