Does Marriage Depend on Monogamy?

The Takeaway

In the upcoming edition of The New York Times Sunday Magazine advice columnist Dan Savage has some words of wisdom for married couples, gay or straight. Savage, the sex-advice columnist best known for his “It Gets Better” project to help gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens deal with the cruelties of fellow high school students, says that married couples should not put so much stock in fidelity and monogamy, and should focus instead on honesty.
   For more, we speak with    Kay Hymowitz, contributing editor of  City Journal and author of “Manning Up: How the Rise of Women has Turned Men Into Boys.” She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty, and cultural change in America.

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