The whole point of sleeping with someone is to have children. So wouldn't diversifying the distribution of your genes be a good tactic to ensure your survival? This is where monogamy really comes in. There are two types of monogamy that we've talked about: social and sexual. Social referring to a partnership, while sexual referring to a sexual partner. The notion of monogamous social partnerships has been reinforced for several generations and, with the help of social analysis, is entirely plausible. Research has supported this phenomenon, but sexual monogamy is a different story. Sexual monogamy, or having only one sexual partner, is an act that challenges our natural chemistry to procreate as much as possible. But this contradicts the principle of social monogamy, because we think the two go hand in hand. The reality is that the two terms are fundamentally different and therefore difficult to understand. Emotional dependence is the foundation of modern relationships, as more and more we move away from sex as a basic principle. That's the problem: we are sexual creatures and need sexual elements in a relationship. This isn't to say that it's all about sex, but we should honor the fact that our bodies use sex as a physical connection with another person. To truly experience the biological demise we have immersed ourselves in, we must learn about the components of a relationship and then work with