Monogamy

<p>Monogamy  is a <a href="/facts/Social_relation/DU3HW2Ah">relationship</a> of <a href="/facts/Dyad_(sociology)/w0LQCNH1">two individuals</a> in which they form a mutual and exclusive intimate <a href="/facts/Significant_other/7wgHpgvA">partnership</a>. Having only one partner at any one time, whether that be for life or whether that be serial monogamy, contrasts with various forms of <a href="/facts/Non-monogamy/TYLlQLyT">non-monogamy</a> (e.g., <a href="/facts/Polygamy/KcotxHJ5">polygamy</a> or <a href="/facts/Polyamory/cwSJy9LJ">polyamory</a>). More generally, the term is used to describe the <a href="/facts/Behavioral_ecology/P5Jm5ba7">behavioral ecology</a> and <a href="/facts/Sexual_selection/AjDd8Tam">sexual selection</a> of animal mating systems, referring to the state of having only one <a href="/facts/Mating/o2voslGF">mate</a> at any one given time. In a human cultural context, monogamy typically refers to the custom of two individuals, regardless of orientation, committing to a sexually exclusive relationship.
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Monogamy