Modern nuclear family structures send people flying off away from any kind of stable extended family or friendships.

Until he got a job in Austin, we were within five minutes of one another and continued to hang out regularly. But yes, I agree that it would have been nice to just continuously cohabitant indefinitely.

I’m happy to meet the people that the people I like…like.

I might feel the same way if I ever dated someone who was looking to juggle multiple boyfriends. But the handful of girls I knew that were like that never seemed interested in me, while the girls who did click tended to be much more territorial.

Less "keeping secrets" and more "if I have to look at that bitch again, I'm going to scratch her eyes out" energy.

Maybe I’m too dumb for monogamy to make sense

Ha. From where I'm sitting, seeing successful polygamy is like watching a clown casually keeping a dozen colored balls in the air while balanced on a unicycle. I have no idea how it works and just assume anyone in that kind of relationship is some kind of major league professional dating wizard.