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serial monogamy

noun

  1. a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.


serial monogamy

noun

  1. the practice of having a number of long-term romantic or sexual partners in succession
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serial monogamy1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

That first relationship established a pattern of serial monogamy, where if someone touched my shoulder I’d fall in love with them for three years until they dumped me.

The Oxford English Dictionary traces the word polyamory back to 1992 and says it is not to be confused with casual recreational sex, serial monogamy or swinging.

What we’re going to see is serial monogamy, a series of pair bonds.”

By the 1970s, serial monogamy started to become the norm.

From Salon

And in the age of AIDS, even Bond must bend to serial monogamy; this time, for reasons of plot and propriety, he’s a one-gal guy.”

From Time

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