So I was listening to the radio this morning, and there happened to be a commentary on 'hall passes', basically where, in a relationship, one partner give another partner a day or a time (the pass) to do 'whatever they want' whatever that may entail (a.k.a. cheating without consequence). I'm a huge believer on monogamy, but for once I'm not entirely curious as to why America's divorce rates are so high. Aren't relationships supposed to be a one on one partnership based on commitment and trust? Didn't monogamy used to be a characteristic that seperated us from 'animals'? Any comments on this odd phenomenon?
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I'm enthralled my boyfriend is pretty traditional and thinks this 'hall pass' deal is absolutely insane.
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I agree! It's a stupid movie with a stupid message!
No kidding! I was even talking to my friend about it too.
Friend: What if your boyfriend asked for one?
Myself: He can go and 'hang out' with however many females he wants.
Friend: Wait - what?!
Myself: When he's single, and not with me.
Ha ha. My boyfriend in grad school thought we should both have "hall passes". I didn't think so at all - until I met "what's his name" in the library. He was so interesting - and cute. My boyfriend hadn't met anyone at all, and I told my boyfriend about "what's his name" (I can't remember his name) and my boyfriend said that he would not be the right one to have a hall pass with because he was a history student. That was too close to our field, Sociology. I was instructed to find, like, a chemist or a physicist.
I soon left the boyfriend altogether and moved to the other side of the country.
I think the penguins have it right: complete monogamy for one year at a time. As humans, we could "do" 5 or 10 or 20 years. Some can do 50. But while we are "with" the person, it ought to be 100%, OR - "Until hall pass do we part."
very interesting haha
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