Oxytocin bonding to multiple partners

[EvelynEVF]

I would guess conditioning. At some point perhaps it would be more rewarding than sexual intercourse and the only way to satisfy a person.

i don’t know about that, but i do know that regular sexual release in the form of masturbation can supply the oxytocin necessary to tolerate less-than-optimal relational conditions. When that gets switched off, the false bond disappears. I expect it’s very much like people who start having sex while dating, and can’t quite bear to break up, even though they don’t really like each other. It’s not just that the sex is good (which it may not be), it’s that the oxytocin smooths over a lot of objectionable things.