serial monogamy

noun

Definitions

  1. The practice of having a succession of (especially short) monogamous relationships with…

    The practice of having a succession of (especially short) monogamous relationships with different people.

    • Near-synonym: serial polygamy (derogatory)
    • Living together without marriage, [...], serial monogamy (with one divorce after another), [...] — these are all gropings toward some new form of man-woman relationship for the future.
    • For some adolescents, serial monogamy — or a succession of 'permanent' relationships — is the norm, confirming earlier findings with American adolescents reported by Sorensen (1973).

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