Safari 'block cookies' option not working

In Safari preferences > privacy there are 3 options for Block cookies
• 3rd parties
• Always
• Never
I wish to have the "never" option selected because some websites I use wont work otherwise.
However, I can not change this option because Safari always changes it back.
This is what is happening...
I open Prefs > Privacy & the box "3rd Parties" is ticked, but after about 2 seconds it changes to "Never"
I close the window & open it again, its back to "3rd Parties" & again afer a second or so it changes to "Never"
I have quit safari, I have trashed the plist - the behaviour is the same.

The fifth paragraph of your post appears to contradict the third.   I'm confused!
In that third paragraph you say you wish to have the never option selected.   Why.   You will expose yourself to all manner of rubbish that way. Then in the fifth you say it keeps coming back to never (which in effect says never has been selected successfully). I don't wish to be picky, you understand, just be sure I grasp what you mean.
Have you read the page linked to the purple question mark (bottom right of Safari > preferences > security).   On sites you visit, the third party option allows for cookies to be placed by the site you are on so you should have no problem in that respect.
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