By: Zach Fulwood
Are you a person who falls in love easily? Do you always find yourself in a relationship? Are you uncomfortable being single? If any of these are true about you, you’re probably a serial monogamist.
What’s a serial monogamist? Great question! A serial monogamist is someone who is only interested in being in a committed relationship. They are always in a relationship and do not casually date. On the surface, this hardly sounds like the worst thing somebody could do to approach finding love but, after a closer look, serial monogamy could cause a lot of problems for both you and the people you date.
One of the bigger issues that come with serial monogamy is the need to be dependent on someone else. Serial monogamists are people who can’t function well without a partner and the moment they get one, they cling to them. Not only do they cling to their new partner, they also place expectations on them that they might not be ready for or even know about. One of the worst things you can do is place expectations on people without their consent. It’s the easiest way to get hurt, trust me.
Another issue that tends to plague a serial monogamist is the fact that they tend to love being in a relationship more than they love being with the other person. Though, they’re more willing to fight for the relationship if things go wrong, they’re usually not fighting because they love the other person so much as they don’t want to lose the status of the relationship.
This isn’t to say that serial monogamy is the worst thing ever. There are some positives that can come from being a serial monogamist. Chief among the positives is the fact that they are expert communicators. No relationship will ever work without proper communication. Serial monogamists know this and make sure that they are constantly communicating their feelings because they want to do whatever it takes to make the relationship work. Serial monogamists are also very good at being attentive to the needs of their partners and as a result, they are usually good bed partners as well.
At the end of the day, dating is fun and relationships are cool. There’s no perfect way to go about dating because the chances of the relationship working out will always be equal to the chances of the relationship not working out. If your dating life is better off as a serial monogamist, have a blast.
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