Are most humans built to stay with just one partner for 70 years?

[Quixote1818]

Poll question: Are most humans built to stay with just one partner for 70 years?

Our society is a conservative society and things like Marriage to one person is actually a very old way of thinking based primarily on religious beliefs.

While many of us tend to want to strive for that life long, happily ever after relationship; is human physiology and probability in the way for most people?

When you look at many kind of Animals, courtships can vary tremendously. It seems to me that when people are free to do what they really want to do and no longer worry about the pressure society puts on them to stay in a relationship, you seem to see fewer and fewer life long relationships.

So, how are people really built? Or, regardless of how they are built, what is the right thing to do?

Me personally? I would like to meet my best friend and stay with them for 70 years and be faithful but if I wasn't with the right person I might have a hard time being faithful. Just being honest.

[Inchworm]

1. I think all that in the course of a human life is...

bound for doom if you think at 20 the one you are loving is forever. Sure, it happens. I dont see that as what humans do naturally though.

shoot me

:hi:

[BarenakedLady]

5. *bang*

:P

[Inchworm]

8. *falls over dead*

hey you!

:hi:

[BarenakedLady]

11. going to sleepy nows

*night night*

sleep tight...

don't let those beddie buggies bite... and all.

:P

[Inchworm]

12. I once let a bug bite me

I woke up 3 states away...

G'night sexy bare nekkid laide :D

*smooch*

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Humans are not built to be selfless, yet we can transcend ego and selfishness.

This might be prerequisite to such long partnerships.

Then again, someone I know made a t-shirt sporting the words "Yes Dear". He may have found the secret.

[Quixote1818]

13. I admire selflessness but I also see many people staying in Marriages

no matter how miserable they are, because they think that is the right thing to do. Several of my sisters are doing this and they look extremely depressed. I do however think parents should stay together until their children are mostly grown. Divorces can devastate young children.

[Perseid]

3. please add to your poll: Are you Nuts????

of course not. However, it depends on individuals, and their makeup.

[Quixote1818]

6. Done. nt

[Perseid]

10. thanks!

that was cool!

[LostInAnomie]

4. Nope

At least not emotionally or physically faithful for that long.

[Heidi]

7. Lots of people maintain habits for half a century or more.

Not sure why this should be any different. :shrug:

[Inchworm]

14. Ding! Dong! Bong!

Bong! Ring! Ding!

:hi:

[Perseid]

9. thanks for adding that, and I have another idea

partners may be anything, according to your wording. people may unfortunately partner up with beavers, who don't live that long.

Just sayin'!

[DarkTirade]

15. I put 'other'

because I'm cool with staying with one partner for that long... but only as long as it isn't my last ex. :P