Actress Kate Hudson made the following statement in Bazaar Magazine

“As primal beings, men are not supposed to be monogamous. When people ask, ‘Do you believe in monogamy?’ Well, of course that’s what you want. But part of what I love about men is that it’s hard for them to be monogamous. Women, I think, need to spend more time understanding men than changing men. And vice versa.”

I so want to say something here, but I don’t know what I could say without putting my foot in my mouth. Do I agree with Kate? Depends on which part you’re asking about. Are men supposed to be monogamous? Mmmm…probably not. Can men be monogamous? Yes, I think that most men can — begrudgingly.

Kate also says

You realize after you have had children that you’ll never love anything more than your child. That is your love. That is your life.

So, if this is true, what do men become after their children are born? If the majority of the woman’s attention goes to her child and her child becomes the love of her life and all that she lives for, where does that leave the father? Does he just become a huge wallet that hides away in his little corner until his wife or child need something from him? And if it is true that men kind of disappear after their kids are born and become less of a priority to their wives, how are they supposed to feel?

I’m not condoning infidelity. And a lot more women are cheating these days, so the whole monogamy thing goes both ways. In fact, many women don’t even want the husband. They have their own money, so the walking wallet is superfluous. I don’t know. I guess I’m starting to ramble a bit now. But it does make one wonder. Are men meant to be monogamous? Are women meant to be monogamous? Who knows? But it seems to me, with 300 million people in the United States alone, one has to wonder if this whole one man for one woman ideal is becoming a bit antiquated.