Monogamy is overrated. Honesty is imperative.

          I had a boyfriend once who claimed that serial monogamy is the best humans could hope for. It didn't sit well with me, in my twenties and rebounding from a disastrous relationship. I wanted this new man to want me so much that he would forsake all others forever. A proposal would be "proof" of my self-worth – not exactly the stuff ideal marriages are built upon, but did I mention I was in my 20′s?

          Of course, I asked Byrne about it. I knew that she and Duncan had been...