Phone calls and texts become fewer, time spent with each other becomes rarer. So what happens next?įighting starts to pick up, nagging one another because someone forgot to make a reservation. You might notice a few flaws that they have, or habits that you do not like or maybe, cannot even stand. The glitter and glam drop away and you begin to see the real person. It is a great and entoxicating feeling.īut after a while, that feeling disappears and the relationship may not feel as special. The feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you see their name pop up on your phone. The exhilaration of holding a person's hand for the first time, seeing their smile, hearing them laugh. We have all been in this position before, the beginnings of a relationship are always this exciting. Every touch from your beloved will make you tremble and weak kneed.
The first kiss will be magical and filled with fireworks bursting forth. However, we have been taught this idea that romantic love is easy and you will be swept off your feet at the sight of someone. When they are with someone, they are always hoping that they will find it with that person.įor some time, the serial monogamist may find true happiness with them. A serial monogamist believes in the idea of true, everlasting love. Often times this person is seen as being indecisive or unreliable.īut, if you sit down and talk with them, you begin to realize that they do take each and every relationship to heart. This does make them seem flaky or unable to commit long term. Many people believe that a serial monogamist doesn't take their relationships that seriously because they are always jumping from one to the next. But let us look deeper into the psychology behind it before we judge someone. Most often people assume it is a bad thing to be known as a serial monogamist. Some of the more well-known ones are the relationship hopper, or a bit more vulgar one is the relationship whore. There are a few different names or labels given to people who live this kind of dating life. In essence, it is a person who goes from one monogamous relationship to another without much of a lag time, if any, between relationships. However, rest assured, serial monogamist is not like serial killers in any way.
Serial monogamy may get such a bad name because of its association with serial killers.
#SOCIAL MONOGAMY VS SERIAL MONOGAMY SERIES#
The word serial is described as a series of events or installments.
These type of people would be classified as a serial monogamist. Have you ever known a friend of yours, or maybe a coworker who always seems to be in one relationship after another? They commit to one another to not see other people, only each other, it is a sweet sentiment. We know what monogamy means, where two people commit to dating just each other and no one else.