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These are not mutually exclusive:

a) We are not "wired" to be with one person
b) Marriage and monogamous relationships are beneficial

I'm sorry to say that all the fantastic information I've read about this I've seem to have forgotten, but I may stumble upon here at some point. I just did a cursory search and came up short.

I think even Pinker has commented that in early Tribal societies it was the most beneficial for a Man to mate with as many taken Women as possible. The man can spread his genes, and he doesn't have to take care of the children.

But any explanation about "a" and "b" will need some fine explanation. The devil is in the details and the details avoid me.

Furthermore there are many facts (as far as we know) about Human Nature that seems to be quite contradictory, but true. I won't give examples, but I'm sure 1,000 can be found without much trouble on the whims of mortals.