The term monogamy comes from the Greek "μονογαμία" which means "of a single marriage"; this voice is built from "mono" which means "only one", plus the entry "gamos" which is equivalent to "marriage" together with the suffix "ia" for quality or action. The Monogamy can be defined as that form of relationship or habit of a particular person to settle down with one partner; In other words, it describes the sentimental situation of an individual who marries only one person in particular. The RAEstates that the word refers to the "quality of monogamous" or, for its part, to a type of regime or family system that prohibits the plurality of spouses.
Therefore, it can be said that monogamy is opposed to terms such as polyamory or polygamy, since the latter two refer to plural loves while monogamy does not. This type of status or relationship is part of the traditions of various societies around the world, however many individuals belonging to them do not fully practice it. The perception of monogamy is also often applied to the social behavior of the animal kingdom to highlight the status of having only one partner at a given time.
According to different scientific studies, it is declared that they manage to qualify monogamy in different ways, in addition, often various anthropologists, biologists and ecologists give the term a sexual meaning. These specialists state that monogamy can be: civil, which deals with the marriages of only two people; the genetic referring sexual shape monogamous relationships with genetic evidence of paternity; the sexual, refers to not having external sexual partners; Regarding social monogamy, it treats two couples who live together, have sexual relationswith each other and cooperate in the acquisition of basic resources such as housing, food, and money.
