I asked a ton of monogamous people how long they'd been in their relationship, and a ton of poly people how long they'd been in their primary relationship. The average relationship length was almost identical.
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This is important. Suppose male value is a constant, as is a female demand for that value. Female value is constant, too. There's a relative level of "value" a main squeeze male has to match to stay main.
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The absolute amount of investment a polyamorous male will provide is a function of: his own value, how many men are splitting her resources, and how many partners she can find (a function of her own "value").
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Doesn't surprise me in the least
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It doesn't indicate that at all. Is length of a relationship a good proxy for intensity? When you only look for marriage, you'll likely date a few people briefly, find they aren't right, then completely commit to someone that is. Average length is low, but commitment high.
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Monogamy requires you to look for everything in a single partner, while polygamy allows you to spread your needs across various people. I'd expect poly relationships to last longer on average, but be less intense as a result of it.
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