Polygamy

[retyopy]

Personally, i have two slave girls, and a girlfriend, and im always looking for another slave so, im a polygamist

**blinks**

You mean "slave girls" as in S&M submissives who enjoy playing that role who you are in a relationship with, not... actual slaves, right?

Both my girls came to me of their own free will. They choose to belong to me, to be my property yes. However, our lifestyle is not just a bedroom thing, its something we do in our lives as a whole, they never stop being my slaves, unless they opt to leave.

You're joking... Right? Right?

 

[game-lover]

I can't tell you why it's illegal.

Personally, I don't believe in it. And if I'm not thinking polygamists are stupid--no offense--I'm thinking that it just doesn't make any sense. But more power to you and sharing.

As long as you're not one of those people who think that only you can have an extra spouse and none of your spouses can. Then you can go fuck yourself.

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

There are married couples with open relationships because they understand the difference between love and lust.

Correction:

There are married couples with open relationships because they SUBJECTIVELY percieve a distinction between love and lust.

Not all people make such a distinction, and since the matters of love and lust are subjectively experienced, one persons view of there being a clear cut distinction between them isn't really more "right" than another persons view that does not make a distinction between them.

 

[Hitokiri_Gensai]

Personally, i have two slave girls, and a girlfriend, and im always looking for another slave so, im a polygamist

**blinks**

You mean "slave girls" as in S&M submissives who enjoy playing that role who you are in a relationship with, not... actual slaves, right?

Both my girls came to me of their own free will. They choose to belong to me, to be my property yes. However, our lifestyle is not just a bedroom thing, its something we do in our lives as a whole, they never stop being my slaves, unless they opt to leave.

You're joking... Right? Right?

No, im not joking.

 

[cookyy2k]

I really don't see how people don't get this whole dom/sub thing... I'd say it was self-explanatory. Masters/mistresses have slaves, they get the slaves to do many a thing be it sexual or not, a failure of the slave to obey is generally punished, sexually or not. The slave is free to leave any time if they're serious about leaving, otherwise it'd be illegal, and so they wouldn't be there if they didn't get something out of it too, whatever that is. Generally it is up to the prospective slave to do the asking. It's all really rather simple.

 

[EmperorSubcutaneous]

Edit: Crap, I forgot that polygamy didn't cover both genders. Fixed.

I honestly forgot that it didn't cover both genders.

It does cover both genders, actually.

Multiple husbands = polyandry, multiple wives = polygyny.

The -gamy in polygamy, just like in monogamy, only refers to marriage in general and doesn't specify genders.

 

[Warforger]

Why is Polygamy (Having multiple marriage partners) illegal? (Strictly US, I don't know the stance on other countries)

The USA's federal government has no laws on polygamy, it's up to the state governments on that. As for the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileolygamystatusworldwide.png

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Hell, I'm married and I can't afford life insurance. Think about those who would like the protections marriage offers.

And the ceremony isn't worth mentioning. It's not really relevant to the conversation. I didn't have a ceremony when I got married. I went to a justice of the peace and finished up in 10 minutes once our turn came up.

We live in different countries so the same rules don't quite apply, but even then I seriously doubt the benefits of marriage are as lucrative as you seem to claim. I'm not diametrically opposed to marriage, I'm indifferent, I just really don't see the point in it.

 

[Mr Thin]

I really don't see how people don't get this whole dom/sub thing... I'd say it was self-explanatory. Masters/mistresses have slaves, they get the slaves to do many a thing be it sexual or not, a failure of the slave to obey is generally punished, sexually or not. The slave is free to leave any time if they're serious about leaving, otherwise it'd be illegal, and so they wouldn't be there if they didn't get something out of it too, whatever that is. Generally it is up to the prospective slave to do the asking. It's all really rather simple.

It's also HOT. *heavy breathing*

OT: Well the original question "why is polygamy illegal" has been pretty thoroughly answered. I hardly see the point parroting others.

However I get the impression from the OP that he thinks if it wasn't illegal, way more people would do it. I don't think that's the case; most people (myself included) would be far too insecure.

Perhaps I'm just dragging everyone down to my level, but I think there's a reason you don't hear huge public outcry about why people can't - legally and officially - have more than one significant other in their life.

 

[retyopy]

Personally, i have two slave girls, and a girlfriend, and im always looking for another slave so, im a polygamist

**blinks**

You mean "slave girls" as in S&M submissives who enjoy playing that role who you are in a relationship with, not... actual slaves, right?

Both my girls came to me of their own free will. They choose to belong to me, to be my property yes. However, our lifestyle is not just a bedroom thing, its something we do in our lives as a whole, they never stop being my slaves, unless they opt to leave.

You're joking... Right? Right?

No, im not joking.

Oh, well whatever floats your boat, I guess.

 

[cookyy2k]

I really don't see how people don't get this whole dom/sub thing... I'd say it was self-explanatory. Masters/mistresses have slaves, they get the slaves to do many a thing be it sexual or not, a failure of the slave to obey is generally punished, sexually or not. The slave is free to leave any time if they're serious about leaving, otherwise it'd be illegal, and so they wouldn't be there if they didn't get something out of it too, whatever that is. Generally it is up to the prospective slave to do the asking. It's all really rather simple.

It's also HOT. *heavy breathing*

Hell yeah!

OT: Well the original question "why is polygamy illegal" has been pretty thoroughly answered. I hardly see the point parroting others.

However I get the impression from the OP that he thinks if it wasn't illegal, way more people would do it. I don't think that's the case; most people (myself included) would be far too insecure.

Perhaps I'm just dragging everyone down to my level, but I think there's a reason you don't hear huge public outcry about why people can't - legally and officially - have more than one significant other in their life.

I think you don't hear outcry because the first person to openly ask for such things will be on the front page of every tabloid being branded a paedophile... I don't think their is a huge outcry for it but the few who do want it will be reluctant to admit it publically due to the rabid roving bands of morons Britian is now home to. (I say Britain because that's my experience, I can't say America as I've never been so have no idea what it's like, though I assume similar)

 

[Hitokiri_Gensai]

Personally, i have two slave girls, and a girlfriend, and im always looking for another slave so, im a polygamist

**blinks**

You mean "slave girls" as in S&M submissives who enjoy playing that role who you are in a relationship with, not... actual slaves, right?

Both my girls came to me of their own free will. They choose to belong to me, to be my property yes. However, our lifestyle is not just a bedroom thing, its something we do in our lives as a whole, they never stop being my slaves, unless they opt to leave.

You're joking... Right? Right?

No, im not joking.

Oh, well whatever floats your boat, I guess.

Thats how i live my life. I step to my own beat and i do my own thing.

 

[BRex21]

polygamy was first made illegal because wealthy men were marrying women, getting them pregnant and abandoning them, so they decided 1 woman per man.
As far as modern polygamy I have no issue with it if everyone involved does this of there own free will, I f that is the case I dont see it as any more offensive than gay marriage (as in does not bother me in the slightest provided I'm not involved) what goes on between consenting adults and all that.

 

[Lerasai]

I don't know enough about the legal side of this debate to really say anything about that, but I do think that people should be left alone when it comes to what kind of relationship they choose to participate in. If it works for them and no one is being lied to or coerced I don't really see the harm in it.

On a personal level the idea of one man with several wives does bother me simply because it doesn't seem like a very fair relationship, but I wouldn't tell someone in a relationship like that what to do with their life. I would just never let myself get into that situation.

 

[chadachada123]

It's illegal because we have yet to change the laws made in a fundamentalist time into something a little more sensible. Like with gay marriage.

As long as all parties are consenting and have a contractual framework that explains who gets what if whom does something, then there is no logical reason to prevent it.

In that same vein, if "marriage" is to be recognized differently than other types of contracts (like it is right now), then pre-nuptual agreements should be mandatory for ALL marriages, no matter the number of adults involved. That is, for two-person marriages, all parties must be consenting and have a contractual agreement that states who gets what in the event of death or divorce.

Not all multi-person marriages are the same, either. Some may be Person 1 is married to Person 2 and Person 3, while others may be Persons 1, 2, and 3 are all married to each other.

As a final note, gender has nothing to do with this at all and has no place in a civilized society.

 

[babinro]

I've no idea why Polygamy is or should be illegal/morally wrong.

I've always just associated all negative context to this topic because of religious tones and upbringing. I'd imagine polygamy will become more accepted by society very slowly over time. Sort of like homosexuality.

 

[trollax]

It seems stupid that's really the blunt of the message.I see sharing is caring but not with partners.It seems for most people its just for sexual relations and my responses get a hooker if you that desperate for "fun" sex.

 

[Draconalis]

Correction:

There are married couples with open relationships because they SUBJECTIVELY percieve a distinction between love and lust.

Not all people make such a distinction, and since the matters of love and lust are subjectively experienced, one persons view of there being a clear cut distinction between them isn't really more "right" than another persons view that does not make a distinction between them.

I disagree, but I'm not going to argue the point.

The USA's federal government has no laws on polygamy, it's up to the state governments on that. As for the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileolygamystatusworldwide.png

Regardless of WHO outlaws it, it's still outlawed. Every sate in the use has it straight up illegal... except maybe Hawaii, cause I can't tell what color it is...

OT: Well the original question "why is polygamy illegal" has been pretty thoroughly answered. I hardly see the point parroting others.

However I get the impression from the OP that he thinks if it wasn't illegal, way more people would do it.

Nah, not at all. It's just a mostly a matter of "letting people live how they want to live" mixed with "What's the harm? Why is this wrong?"

polygamy was first made illegal because wealthy men were marrying women, getting them pregnant and abandoning them, so they decided 1 woman per man.

Now THAT I didn't know... interesting.