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Big_Bird · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject:

Yes, I don't see anything wrong with polygamy, if the people involved are happy with it. Bugger knows I need another wife to help me with the kids! But if my husband had another wife like me, he'd be a burnt out shell in a matter of weeks. Wink

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

It is a fair question. I don't have an answer for it. I do have a gripe about the article.

Atavistic · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

One does not need to be married to do the biological baby having thing. One does not need to do the biological baby having thing if one is married. (Look at numerous married Republicans without children who claim marriage is for procreation.)

This tired bullshit argument needs to be put to sleep. Unless you want to forcibly divorce all couples who are married for five years without children. Then the argument can stand.

merkurix · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Not far from the deep end.

Morals and religion aside, polygamy can have some serious natural consequences.

The_Conservative · Joined: 15 Mar 2007

Wonder where those people are who argued that legalizing gay marriage wouldn't open the door to this kind of thing?

Big_Bird · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject:

I think men might like the idea of it initially, but when they really consider it, and recognise that only a minority of men would benefit, while a majority of men would be disadvantaged, they're probably going to oppose it. It's hard to see it being legalised.

enns · Joined: 02 May 2006

Alias · Joined: 24 Jan 2003

Polygamy has been proven to be harmful. Same-Sex marriage has not.

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Its not broken so why fix it?

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

Big_Bird · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject:

Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee · Joined: 25 May 2003

The Bobster · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

There's one big problem no one has mentioned, but if were overcome, the idea would work fine. One word : jealousy.

Polygamy has generally worked in western societies only in the framework of women being second-class creatures or even chattel. I'm sure jealousies and rivalries exists among the various wives in a harem, but all the women involved are constrained by their inferior social position, and usually there is a hierarchy among wives, even in the Mormon model ...

I've heard and read that in some isolated instances on communal communities, true polyamory is sometimes acheived, if only temporarily - for instance a household with 2 or 3 mean and 2or 3 women all raising children together. The social advantages are obvious : orphans would be virtually unheard of, and if one of the 5 or 6 parents needs to travel for an extended period as a career move, there are plenty left behind to raise the brood, while the absent one continues to contribute financially.

Fundamentalists who claim the Bible mandates one man and one woman in a household make me laugh, though. They need to read the Old Testament one more time, I think ...

Not sure I could make it work in a group-spouse household, actually. I'm a little selfish, ya know.

yushin · Joined: 14 Oct 2006

why not? because it's bloody expensive! not to mention exhausting! I mean realistically how may women can you service on a regular basis?