What's wrong with Polygamy
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Really it's because it would fuck with the insurance system something awful. Think about it, spousal insurance gets really compilcated once three or more people are involved, who gets the payment if the husband dies? The first wife? The favorite wife? Is the substancial sum split to a pittance among the wives? And if one of the wives dies do the other wives collect or just the husband? Also rates for spousal insurance would probably triple and payments would decrease.
So not only is it in the religious rights best interest to ban polygamy but it is also in the insurance companies interest to ban polygamy too. Which is more than enough reason for me to support the complete legalization of polygamy.
So not only is it in the religious rights best interest to ban polygamy but it is also in the insurance companies interest to ban polygamy too. Which is more than enough reason for me to support the complete legalization of polygamy.
It's probably tax reasons.Quiet Stranger said:
No, seriously: it's the government wanting to keep track of who is married to who and who gets tax bennies as a result.
I'm guessing it'd be too much of a PITA for them to keep track of multiple spouses and whatnot so they simply don't allow it.
And on the "moral" side of the argument, I don't think there's anything more insulting to women than suggesting that polygamy be banned for their benefit. This implies that women are weak, helpless and can't make their own decisions.
There are women who would not be happy in such a relationship and there are women who would be, but the real point is, leave it up to the WOMEN to decide.
Besides, just because a man has two "wives" doesn't mean the wives aren't having sex with each other as well and aren't in love with each other.
This is more of a question about polygamy rather then adding to it beacuse i don't have that much on an opionion on it but lets say there is a mand with three wives. One of the women sees another man, falls in love and marries him. Would this count as Polygamy or is it something else?
Well polygamists don't go over to two women and say "You, me, marriage". It functions as a normal marriage, but with more than two people.Suki the Cat said:
Well I see no problem with it. As long as all people involved are fine with it, who am I to say it's wrong?
Well if it's polygamy when the man does it then surely it should be the same if a woman does it. But knowing our sexist culture there's probably another word for this or there'll be some rule in any religion / society that allows polygamy that it's "not allowed" for a woman to have multiple husbands or something. We're hypocrites.MissGinaKid said:
Because having several women to one man does 2 things. 1, it decreases the number of mates for a male population. 2, in higher mammals, it takes a good deal of energy to raise a single child. 1 man and 1 woman maximizes the number of individuals contributing resources to raising an offspring, while all those involved have reasons for contributing, in a genetic sense, to the childs success. Conversely, lets assume that a man with 1 wife and 1 kid, sees that his 1 child is having 2 individuals contribute to its success. If the man marries another wife and has another kid, each child now has an average of the resources from 1.5 parents. 3 wives, and its 1 and 1/3, and so on and so forth. From the female perspective, it is better to have an inferior but loyal husband, rather then a superior but half (or more) absent one. It would work the same way with 1 wife with multiple husbands. Because of this dynamic, the commonly accepted social dynamic is monogamy. Are we in a different time then when we first evolved, making polygamy a viable lifestyle for those who choose it? Certainly! But is genetics still a powerful thing, ensuring that Monogamy will not remain the only accepted paradigm, but just the general gold standard? Probably.
But... You are reg42! The one! The creator! Your word is law! If you say its wrong, its wrong, if you don't its not! reg42 is great! Hail reg42!reg42 said:
I'm really REALLY tired, ok? And I think my medication might be something else than what the guy at the pharmacy said it was...
I was more asking if you could have say 2 husbends and 3 wives in one family. I don't need to be reminded that women are thought of as lesser being then men.Cpt_Oblivious said:
If everyone is happy with it then go for it.
What's the difference between polygamy and just living with two or more lovers?
The only difference is one puts an illegal tag on the relationship.
This is just what I think about polygamy in general.
What's the difference between polygamy and just living with two or more lovers?
The only difference is one puts an illegal tag on the relationship.
This is just what I think about polygamy in general.
Huh? nonono, you didn't =3. I was just kidding around. I have this super goofy feeling about myself. It's wierd Oo. I think everything I or others say is hilarious =D.reg42 said:
Marriage is seen as an act of faith towards each other and that involves somewhere down the line that you stick to one wife so you can love her and only her. Since that is what people are comfortable with, that is what it is.
Having multiple lovers meh whatever floats your boat, as far as marriage goes though thats a whole other animal. The poly ppl are usually the religious types wherein it's nothing more than male dominated indoctrination and manipulation. Hence why we ban it. Yeah there are a few legit couples that could pull it off but the good is outweighed by the bad.
I think most relationships are completely screwed up and inflated with selfishness in the first place, i'd hate to see that multiplied upon everyone. Plus its just not practical on a wild scale, or probably good in the long run for anyone, sounds like justifying one more thing people want and not need.