Thursday, April 14, 2011

Monogamy and Happiness

NYT contributor Ross Douthat recently published an interesting article on the value of monogamy, as separate from morality.

Citing research, he says, "Female emotional well-being seems to be tightly bound to sexual stability — which may help explain why overall female happiness has actually drifted downward since the sexual revolution."

The study showed the happiest women had one or only a few sexual partners over the course of their lives.

Monogamy, Douthat concludes, still feels good.

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