Monogamy = Boring

As a segue between a segment on whether there is such a thing as a "monogamy gene" and a review of a tv series called The Shield, the NPR radio host said, "There's not much monogamy, or anything else boring, in the television series..."
Now, I'm sure it's not the easiest segue to make, but I'm a little put out at the all-but-assertion that staying faithful in a relationship is boring. Tedious. Lack-luster. Certainly not something to be desired. Or admired.
And we wonder (or maybe we don't) why marriages, families, lives fall apart.

On something of the same topic, I'm currently narrowing down the list of ladies I'll use for the upcoming Crossing worship series: "Lessons from the Ladies of the OT" (OT is seminary-speak for Old Testament), and I find myself weeding certain ladies out... "naw, she was too good - boring," or "She wouldn't be very interesting to study; she did everything she was supposed to." And I seem to lean toward the flashier figures... "Jael put a tent stake through a guy's brain - now that's good material," or "She was a prostitute... that's something I can work with."
I'm not saying monogamy's boring. At least that's not what I'm trying to say. Maybe it just seems easier to learn from the ladies' mistakes than it does to despair over the possibility of living up to virtuous examples. I'm also hoping we might hear in a new way some of the stories we don't hear too often.

If you want to nominate an OT lady, monogamous or scandalous, you better act fast.

And by the way... turns out there isn't a "monogamous gene" that definitely predicts behavior, so no need to sign your fiance up for genetic testing quite yet....