the practice of having a number of long-term romantic or sexual partners in succession
serial monogamy in American English
noun
a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime
Also called: serial marriage
Word origin
[1970–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, consciousness-raising, good old boy, postmodernism, urban legend
Examples of 'serial monogamy' in a sentence
serial monogamy
Increasingly, serial monogamy is being seen as a longterm lifestyle choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Perhaps that explains the serial monogamy of her love life.
The Sun (2017)
Accordingly, many potential singleteers who might otherwise enjoy a happy and productive lone-ranger existence find themselves co-opted into the banality that is serial monogamy.