Have you ever thought about cheating on your partner? Studies show that there is a 76% chance that one partner in a marriage will commit infidelity (Ferrer 55). In light of the common phenomenon of infidelity within monogamous relationships in our society, wouldn't it be logical to consider the possibility that non-monogamous relationship dynamics may be appropriate for some individuals? The idea seems to be on people's minds, as it has also appeared in popular culture lately, in shows like "Big Love" and "Sister-Wives," both of which focus on polygamy, the practice of being married to more than one person at a time. Additionally, many articles have been written about polyamory, the practice of having more than one intimate relationship at the same time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved, and recently about non-monogamy. One such article is “Beyond Monogamy and Polyamory,” written by Jorge Ferrer, Ph.D., who is the chair of the East-West Psychology Department at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and was published in ReVision Journal. Ferrer's goal in writing this article is to expose readers, primarily other scholars, to the possibility of non-monogamous relationships and the concept of sympathetic joy. While I agree with much of what Ferrer says in his article, particularly his points about empathic joy, jealousy, genetics, and his responses to the arguments against polyamory, the fact that he overlooks the religions that they don't support his theory, while he uses others to support his theory, he weakens his argument. Ferrer first discusses the concepts of sympathetic joy, jealousy, and genetics as they relate to intimate relationships. He then goes on to discuss the common arguments against politics... halfway down the paper... Again, he fails to fully address the issue of religion. In closing, while Ferrer presented a well thought out speech- In our article that achieved its goal, at least in my case, of opening the reader's mind to other relationship styles, it overlooks some areas. Our society is constantly evolving and with it the way we create relationships. Divorce and interracial marriage have become quite common and acceptable, while same-sex marriages are slowly working towards this goal. This shows that people prefer to do what they feel is best for them and what makes them happy, rather than what social pressures make them feel they have to do. By doing what makes us happy and what we think is right, we slowly change society's opinion. You can't please everyone, so you may as well please those who are important to you, as long as it doesn't harm others.