I saw a friend a few weeks ago who said he was looking for love, commitment and a \u201cmonogamish\u201d\u009d relationship with a woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you need to clear your throat?\u201d\u009d joked another friend. \u201cYou mean ‘monogamy’, right?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
He didn’t and he’s not alone. The term “monogamish” was first coined a few years ago by relationship and sex columnist Dan Savage, who shared that the arrangement he has with his long-term partner, in which they’re committed to each other but can have sex with others, is not just a phenomenon for gay men. Savage asserted that these kind of relationships are happening more and more with straight couples across the country, though many will never talk openly about it.<\/p>\n
Today, the idea is becoming even more mainstream as we delay marriage and design our lives according to our needs, wants and values\u201d\u201dnot just the expectations we follow based on what society or our parents would think.<\/p>\n