Sting Quotes

I don't know, monogamy is a weird thing for me.

I think people are afraid of the concept of open relationships. Like, 'I will not accept this.' They don't have to! No one is telling them to. But it might work for other people.

I think that monogamy is artificial. I do not think it's something that comes naturally to us.

I think serial monogamy says it all.

It’s really hard to maintain a one-on-one relationship if the other person is not going to allow me to be with other people.

I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.

I've never been monogamous. It might happen, but it never has yet. I don't understand women, I'm off that kick.

Why is marriage the pinnacle for everyone? People get married for the wrong reasons. We need to start looking at different packages, whether it's living together, or being with six partners, or dedicating your life to taking care of flowers.

Of course everyone should have the right to get married. But I think people need to remember sometimes that we don't all need to be the same. There's thousands of different types of relationships that people can have, whether it's completely monogamous or it's not monogamous, or they're married, or they're single or whatever it is.

I don't believe [monogamy] is realistic. But, I believe that we, as people, have the power to make it happen.

I think monogamy is a little unnatural, if I'm totally honest. You change. Things alter. It's the exception rather than the rule and I think it's exceptional to cope with it and manage it. It's hard work.

But I don't think that it's a form of family that I would be comfortable in. I've found a way to this character and this family, but I still believe that a marriage is between two people and not seven or three.

Monogamy is a tricky thing. I don't think it's for everyone, but I've chosen that life, and there's no question in my relationship.

I had met my now wife, Sheryl, and was attempting my first try at monogamy, which was not really in my nature at the time, and I wasn't able to do it.

I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.

I've been with the same person for a very long time but I'm just non-conventional in that way. I don't think people need to be married. I think a lot of people need that piece of paper, but I don't think everybody needs that to feel secure.

I think biologically we are attracted to more than one person, but given society and our needs, monogamy works better.

People should be free to enter into any type of human relationship that they want.

I believe in finding a soul mate. I've always been in monogamous relationships. I would never want to be in an open one. It'd be too awful. Monogamy can be hard work for some people. I don't think it applies to everybody, and I don't think a lot of people can do it.

Open relationships aren't for me.

I know people who try open relationships. People I really care about, they're fine with it. That's a personal decision.

I am single, successful, and reasonably attractive. Whether I decide to have relationships that end in taking the plunge or not, they are my decisions.

I don't think our system, where we have one romantic partner, where we get married and we're only supposed to have sex with one person - that doesn't make a lot of sense. Not that polygamy makes any more sense. I've found a system that seems to work for me, and it doesn't require monogamous commitment from anyone.

I think that if I were in a satisfying marriage, I would probably choose monogamy, but I wouldn't want that to be a requirement.

Why are we so obsessed with monogamous fidelity?