Tim Harford Quotes

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

You can be with your wife, very happily married, and then you meet some woman and you love her. But you love your wife, too. And you also love that one. Or if she's met some man and she loves the man and she loves you. And then you meet somebody else and now there are three of you. Why only one person?

I do wonder why modern society has made monogamy the one and only option. In England, it's always, 'Are you with him, or him?' Perish the thought it might be both.

Freedom of love is freedom to say yes to many lovers.

I do think it is possible to be in love with two people at the same time.

Why am I sharing this part of my life when it opens me up to judgment? But part of me wants to share that part of my life because I think non-monogamy is a normal thing for human beings to want.

I'm monogamous from time to time, but I prefer polygamy and polyandry.

I'm in a serious monogamous relationship, and I don't want to keep having different boyfriends, and I have this instead - with men and women. It's better. Instead of having sex, we have art.

A monogamous marriage and family is what some women want - but not all of us. We are mostly doing serial monogamy anyway.

You must be aware that most men (and also not only a few women) are by nature not monogamous. This nature makes itself even more forceful when tradition and circumstance stand in an individual's way.

At this year's Open, I'll have five boyfriends.

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wife's husband.

I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all.

I've been in a few love triangles. I've been in a love quadrilateral.

I love playing 'Radagast.' He's my new love, you know what I mean? I'm not divorcing 'Doctor Who.' I'm just going to be married to a few people.

For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.

I was never seen with one girl in a video, right? My videos always had many girls.

I've dated many women at the same time. But I told them. I didn't keep any secrets from them.

I'm marrying everybody I fall in love with.

How do you introduce boyfriend C to boyfriend A after boyfriend A has been such a good sport, of late, about boyfriend B, who is no longer in the picture?

I can't say unfortunately but sadly - I've got babies in more than one household.

My husband Terry and I are mostly monogamous. . . . There are times — certain set and limited circumstances — when it is permissible for us to have sex with others.

It's a total lie to say there's only one person you're going to be with for the rest of your life. If you're lucky - and if you try really hard - there will always be more than one.

You can love more than one person at a time, and I don't give a damn what the self-help books say.

How is it that one woman is…enough…for three men?” “I don’t know.” “She must be a very talented courtesan.” “Callie.” “Well, that was what she was. Wasn’t it?” “Yes.” “How very fascinating!” She smiled brightly. “I’ve never met a courtesan, you know.” “I could have surmised as such.” “She looked just as I imagined they did! Well, she was rather prettier.” Ralston’s eyes darted around the room as though he was looking for the quickest escape route. “Callie. Wouldn’t you rather gamble than talk about courtesans?