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Would You Practice Polygamy If It Were Legal?
Slate ^ | Friday, July 26, 2013 | Faye Wang

Posted on 07/27/2013 12:15:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway

No.

And not because of moral reasons, it's simply a matter of practicality. I've never seen a polygamous relationship in which every participant was happy and content. Because of my research into alternative lifestyles, I actually know a lot of people who are in polygamous relationships (there are support groups for that, you know). I don't think it is immoral, as long as all parties involved are consenting adults.

However in practice, such a relationship requires way too much energy to maintain, and one or two people are always left feeling unhappy, undervalued, not needed, and not loved. Human beings are selfish and possessive, especially when they're in love. Very few people are capable of sharing their loved ones with other people, even under the pretense that you receive love from the other person. This is especially true if the polygamous relationship is 1 male + multiple females or 1 female + multiple males. One will undoubtedly become the favorite, and the other will end up resentful and feeling depressed.

An ideal situation, which most polygamous relationships I knew were trying to achieve, is somewhat a "network" of love, instead of a pyramid. For example, in a relationship with one male and three females, if the love exists only between the male and each female, it's not going to work. It has to be male and female, and female and female, in other words, everyone needs to love everyone.

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1 posted on 07/27/2013 12:15:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

No thanks, I don’t need to hear two women complaining all day...one is enough.

;)


2 posted on 07/27/2013 12:16:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

amen


3 posted on 07/27/2013 12:17:36 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: nickcarraway
Easy, who wants two mother in laws?

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4 posted on 07/27/2013 12:17:38 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: nickcarraway

Absolutely not. The penalty for polygamy is multiple mother-in-laws.


5 posted on 07/27/2013 12:17:57 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: nickcarraway

legal does not make it okay


6 posted on 07/27/2013 12:19:23 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: dfwgator

I told my wife that when she turned 40 I was going to trade her in for two 20 year olds. She said I wasn’t wired for 220


7 posted on 07/27/2013 12:19:35 PM PDT by spudville
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To: lowbridge
The penalty for polygamy is multiple mother-in-laws.

The penalty for polygamy is multiple wives.

8 posted on 07/27/2013 12:20:12 PM PDT by thesharkboy (posting without reading the article since 1998)
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To: nickcarraway

No. My wife would kill me.


9 posted on 07/27/2013 12:20:16 PM PDT by M.K. Borders (All I require of my government is the liberty my Grandfathers were born to.)
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To: nickcarraway

Yes, but only if if they can all go to work all day while I play golf.


10 posted on 07/27/2013 12:20:19 PM PDT by entropy12 (Even tho Obama is now a lame duck, with 2014 House majority, he will be a dangerously socialist!)
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To: nickcarraway

NO, NO, NO!

One wife was one too many.


11 posted on 07/27/2013 12:20:33 PM PDT by null and void (You don't know what "cutting edge" means till you insult Mohammed.)
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To: lowbridge; M Kehoe

Perhaps marry sisters? LOL


12 posted on 07/27/2013 12:20:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US There'd be a rifle behind each blade of grass.)
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To: dfwgator
Ohhhh, I don't know...

 

Them Sister Wives are HOT!

13 posted on 07/27/2013 12:20:59 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: spudville
I told my wife that when she turned 40 I was going to trade her in for two 20 year olds. She said I wasn’t wired for 220

Could be worse.

She could have offered to hook you up to 220...

14 posted on 07/27/2013 12:22:19 PM PDT by null and void (You don't know what "cutting edge" means till you insult Mohammed.)
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To: nickcarraway

It’s difficult enough living with one woman and much less with two, three or four.....


15 posted on 07/27/2013 12:22:28 PM PDT by kenmcg (scapegoat)
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To: nickcarraway

No, disappointing one woman is enough for me. :)


16 posted on 07/27/2013 12:22:44 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (What difference does it make?)
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To: nickcarraway

Heck, it’s taken me nearly four decades to train the one I’ve got.


17 posted on 07/27/2013 12:23:00 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (o : Tagline Test ; -)
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To: kenmcg

Of course, there is one upside...the wives would have each other to talk to about their feelings, instead of nagging you about it.


18 posted on 07/27/2013 12:23:27 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Perhaps marry sisters? LOL

[Duck Dynasty] Si: Hey Jack, that makes sense.

That made me think of twins for some reason...

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19 posted on 07/27/2013 12:23:54 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: null and void

Ouch! Shocking!


20 posted on 07/27/2013 12:25:42 PM PDT by spudville
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