Does being monogamous make you happier? | Commandment #7

Does monogamy actually make us happier? Of course marriage has many societal benefits, but I wasn’t sure that, on an individual level, limiting sexual expression to just one person makes people qualitatively more happy. In this episode, I looked into the seventh commandment, “Lo tin’af,” “Do not commit adultery,” and learned how to overcome the “paradox of choice” – by limiting our choices we can actually achieve greater satisfaction and happiness.

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