Serial Monogamy (Noun)
Meaning
A succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- She had a history of serial monogamy, jumping from one serious relationship to the next without ever taking a break.
- His friends joked that he was a master of serial monogamy, always seeming to have a new girlfriend on his arm.
- After her third divorce, she realized she had a pattern of serial monogamy and decided to take some time to focus on herself.
- The celebrity's string of high-profile marriages and divorces was a classic case of serial monogamy, with each relationship lasting only a few years.
- He had a tendency towards serial monogamy, always falling deeply in love with someone new just as the previous relationship was ending.