Relationships in which a man and a woman have no right to cheat on each other is called monogamous. They seem to enter into an agreement in accordance with which they commit themselves to be faithful.
Why monogamy became social
The family, and it is not for nothing that it is considered a unit of society, rests precisely on monogamous relationships. Moreover, it was monogamy, according to evolutionary scientists, that became one of the reasons why humans became erect.
The story developed as follows. Primates, the distant ancestors of humans, converged for short-term relationships, after which the female remained with the offspring, and the male went in search of new relationships. But some couples became more attached to each other, then the male stayed with the female and helped her take care of the offspring. He went in search of food, and when he found it, he brought it to his family. But it turned out that you can bring very little in your mouth, and the monkeys then ran on all four legs. Then some males guessed to bring food in the then not yet formed "hands", moving on the lower limbs.
In traditional Western society, monogamy is very firmly entrenched. Even today, when women are able to "get food" themselves, even when the children are still small, more often these worries fall on the shoulders of the father. This necessarily implies that the family is monogamous. Otherwise, why should a father take care of someone else's offspring? It was this approach that strengthened the position of monogamy in ancient times, although nowadays it often happens that a man accepts other people's children as his own. But even today, a monogamous relationship is considered ideal for raising children.
However, in eastern countries, men are allowed to have multiple wives, since Islam allows this state of affairs. In countries with a Western mentality (Europe, America and Australia), only one marriage partner is allowed, and this is often even enshrined in law.
Psychologists' view
Despite the fact that monogamy is a generally accepted way of starting a family, adultery is very common among spouses. Psychologists believe that people have to "mature" for monogamous relationships, which is not easy. The fact is that people may well have deep feelings for one person, while at the same time sometimes "carried away" by someone else. The hobby quickly passes, but during this period the likelihood of committing treason increases sharply. It also happens that a person changes in a state of passion, for example, during intoxication. Much less often, cases of long-term infidelity are recorded, when a person has a marriage partner and another, illegitimate, for a long time.
The fact is that people's feelings are a complex and confusing system, sometimes quite contradictory. Not everyone is able to resist a charming representative of the opposite sex, even if there is a constant partner. Some people have low moral standards, they do not even try to resist, sometimes even specifically hunting for extramarital "adventures".
There are those who believe that monogamy is contrary to human nature. Such people start a relationship by agreeing in advance with a partner for such a deal. Such marriages cannot be called traditional, but sometimes they exist quite successfully. This approach to relationships is called polygamy.
