Is monogamy mandatory?

Ok this morning a post on facebook caught my attention. Madatory Monogamy 
Doesn't Work Either?

I think the title is maybe not a match for the content but Jasmine does posit an interesting theory in it's title. Is our society really still about monogamy as the only viable choice?
I think, in a lot of ways the "marriage = one man+ one woman" movement is trying to remind us that it is

I do see a lot of LGBTQ folks offended by poly. I had a gay friend say poly was trying to socially 'one up' LGBTQ and take away their right to be equal in society by distracting from the issue.  He seemed to think that their way was more right because it was monogamous.

So is the two partner system the most right, and therefore, the only way? Well, if you are asking me the answer would be no. But I do think that society at large will be a long time coming around to this one.

For the moment heterosexual monogamy IS mandatory if you want the 1400 legal rights bestowed on heterosexual taxpayers. Those are privileges, legal recourse for spouses, that they haven't always had, to protect mothers, fathers and children from the less than honest among us. NOT a god given mandate.

That is part of what the fighting is about with LGBTQ and polyamory. That somehow loving committed relationships should all be treated equally in the eyes of the civil law. That difference in orientation should be protected by the civil system to prevent injustice, abuse, and violences current elitists seem to think they can engage in with impunity. Everyone has the right to love. Not everyone has the right to enjoy the privileges of financial and social benefit of marriage. Should that be limited to monogamy of any stripe?

It does come down to morals, but historically what is moral is subjective and it is about what is agreed to for the sake of peace. There was a time when women could not get adequate medical care because they were expendables, property. A time when a man could divorce a woman because she was barren. A time when children could be forced to work off their parents debts. The danger of closing the pandora's box of bestowing blessings on women and children and people of different colors, creeds, abilities and orientations is that we will go back to, injustice for all but the richest. Those would be dark days my friends. Should it be mandatory to be monogamous to get the basic human privileges of security and safety? I say no.

Mandatory monogamy doesn't work for everyone. Just as trying to force people to be same sex oriented or polyamorous would not work. Awareness is what saves us from the frightening unknown. A thing we look to science to support. Diversity in life is what makes it so wonderful and as science speaks on these subjects all but the most crippled will look back and wonder what all the fighting was about.