Artchic,

So... you didn’t come here to ask for advice but rather confirmation of your instinctual surety that you are on the path of righteousness and, with a single message, you have brought your friend to heel and all is righted, now?

With your question, you opened your relationship to the judgment of others. If you found my judgment of monogamy to be in error, that is open for discussion. Do you know the percentage of people in monogamous relationships that cheat? 60-70%. Yes, over half of those in monogamous relationships aren’t, well, in monogamous relationships. Monogamy is not the virtuous maiden that you would have her be. Oops, dear! I could not help my budgie falling into her! He forced himself on me, I swear!

We elderly folk - crepey and creepy - are still sexual and while I’m sure that your grandparent’s marriage is a fine thing, are you certain that neither ever strayed? The odds would say ‘probably’.

Your age is very relevant. You write as if this is your first relationship or, at least, the first relationship that you’ve had in which sex reared and roared. You write well but your writing betrays you as a whispy juvenile, ignorant of real world truths (and consequences).

Positive and supportive? You are telling me that a man-god - some Cronus in the hands of Uranus - walked upon water and you want me to give you positive support for believing such nonsense? No, I will not. I would rather throw lots in favor of fairies because there is a greater chance that fairies are real than monogamy.

You are satisfied, though, that your unreal expectations have been justified and that your forced suppression of your friend’s sexuality has been resolved in one message.

Eh. Keep believing in fairies and messiahs if you want. All has been resolved.