Those familiar with Dan Savage might recognize this sentiment from his syndicated Savage Love column: &quot;The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.&quot;

That&#039;s what Savage told the New York Times Magazine in a feature-length story about why he thinks infidelity is OK -- and why it can sometimes save a marriage.

The sex columnist recently fell into the national limelight with his &quot;It Gets Better&quot; campaign, aimed at letting troubled gay teens know there&#039;s life after bullying. Regular readers of Savage Love won&#039;t be shocked to hear that he&#039;s advising couples to allow occasional infidelities -- as long as they&#039;re honest with their partners and don&#039;t bring any diseases home.

But after hotly-debated displays of infidelity from Congressman Anthony Weiner and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the debate does seem timely.