‘No expectations’

Straight men's sexual and moral identity-making in non-monogamous dating

Bibliographic Data

ID18967923
AuthorsK De Graeve (0000-0002-6177-390X, Ghent University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume22
Issue5-6
Pages844-859
Publication date2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexualities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1363460718779946
OpenAlexW2900082621
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited32

This article juxtaposes the discursive strategies of two groups of heterosexual men in the context of non-monogamous internet-mediated dating in Belgium, notably men who are open about their extra-dyadic sexual practices and ‘cheating’ men. The analysis shows that regardless of the men's use of openness or discretion to construct narratives of sexual identity, morality and care, their accounts seem to be deeply intertwined with monogamist and gendered ideas on sex, care and commitment, which serves to define a largely uncaring and consumeristic dating culture. The article argues that attentiveness to power inequalities should be the main focus of ‘ethical’ non-monogamy

Aesthetics · Cheating · Discretion · Human sexuality · Morality · Narrative · Openness to experience · Political science · Sexual identity · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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