monogamists
Single-spouse relationship believers
Monogamists are people who practice or advocate monogamy—having only one romantic or sexual partner at a time.
The term often appears in contrast to polyamorists or those in open relationships: As monogamists, they found the idea of dating multiple people exhausting.
Some use it to describe those who mate for life, like certain bird species.
Joint venture participants
- spousesMarried partners
- couplesRomantic partners together
- marriageFormal union between partners
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
fidelity · devotion · exclusivity · loyalty · life partners · soulmates · wedlock · union
Reproductive pairing behavior
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- nest-buildingCreating a dwelling for offspring
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
gibbons · swans · wolves · albatrosses · penguins · seahorses · mate selection · breeding
Those with multiple partners
- polygamistsThose with multiple spouses
- swingersPartner-exchanging couples
- open relationshipsConsensual romantic non-exclusivity
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
cheating · affairs · promiscuity · celibates · bachelors · casual dating · commitment-phobic · players
Upholders of established customs
- conservativesAdvocates for gradual change
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- heteronormativePresuming universal straightness
- nuclear familyParents plus their offspring
mainstream · orthodox · conformists · moralists · religious · cultural norms · societal expectations · family values
partners
Joint venture participants
commitment · fidelity · devotion · exclusivity · loyalty · life partners · soulmates · wedlock · union · companionship
mating
Reproductive pairing behavior
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- nest-buildingCreating a dwelling for offspring
co-parenting · gibbons · swans · wolves · albatrosses · penguins · seahorses · mate selection · breeding · courtship
polyamorists
Those with multiple partners
- polygamistsThose with multiple spouses
- swingersPartner-exchanging couples
- open relationshipsConsensual romantic non-exclusivity
infidelity · cheating · affairs · promiscuity · celibates · bachelors · casual dating · commitment-phobic · players · philanderers
traditionalists
Upholders of established customs
- conservativesAdvocates for gradual change
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- heteronormativePresuming universal straightness
nuclear family · mainstream · orthodox · conformists · moralists · religious · cultural norms · societal expectations · family values · institutionalized
monogamistspolyamorists
Those with multiple partners
polygamists · swingers · bigamists · philanderers · players
- serial monogamistPerson with successive exclusive relationships