# Is it me or society? (somewhat long)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 19, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-society-somewhat-long/229982 "2004-02-19T07:19:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-me-or-society-somewhat-long/229982/21 "2004-02-20T22:29:44Z")

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> [@SanguineSpider](#):
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> Marriage…
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> For the record, I’m into monogamy, that IS absolutely vital to any relationship I’m in. Can one have total committed monogamy while not being married?

Monogamy is critical to the relationship. And yes, you can have a committed relationship without marriage. My VSO and I just celebrated our 130th anniversary together (I do them monthly - keeps her on her toes 😃 )

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