An article about monogamy by Dr. Kate Lister, who goes by the handle @WhoresofYore, was trending on Twitter on Friday. In the first paragraph, Lister asks, “Given the obvious interest in non-monogamy, you have to wonder, when did monogamy become the norm?” Unfortunately, she never really answers the question.

So I’ll try.

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