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WHY SERIAL MONOGAMY IS THE NEW MARRIAGE

By Katherine Woodward Thomas / Glamour | July 22, 2015 | 0 replies


From the woman that inspired Gwyneth Paltrow's conscious uncoupling comes a reconsideration of the relationship goals we aspire to as a culture.

"Helen Fisher, Ph.D., the renowned relationship anthropologist, reports that serial monogamy, rather than mating with one life-long partner, is now the new norm. Most of us will have several significant relationships in our lifetimes—not just one. Just as it was the norm in our mothers' generation for most people to marry once, it's now just as common to not mate for life."

Article by Katherine Woodward Thomas for Glamour

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