Why?
2006-07-11 21:45:13 · 11 answers · asked by baratonefill77 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I think it may promote promiscuity. Personally I believe STD's exist for a reason, to deter promiscuous behavior. Also I feel as though the majority of people in this world would prefer if their lovers only had eyes for them, so I believe it may be emotionally abusive to a person to a certain point. However we do have our exceptions to this. To each his own, but I want no part of it.
2006-07-18 10:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Fairy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From a selfish standpoint, it's not something I'd choose (too much work for one relationship; add another person in and there's three different relationships going on; TOO MUCH), but I don't really judge people who do or anything. That having been said, if it were the norm, it would be harder to find someone who wasn't expecting me to be ok with it.
I also think that there should be a "primary relationship" if you're going to get legal marriage involved. THe concept of marriage right now is that there's one person that gets property, one person who makes ALL the decisions if you can't etc. The concept of a polygamous marriage seems REALLY complex to me. Then again, maybe it would just be easier to make ALL of the rights available to married couples available to anyone legally speaking, and you can divide them up as you see fit. I dunno.
As for harmful to society, not really. It would be a different society, to be sure, but no worse off.
2006-07-13 03:08:59 · answer #2 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Its an old system that still works for a few people. The men have to be dedicated and the women must forego petty jealousy. They women can choose to work outside the house , or not, but the kids always have a mom at home.
2006-07-12 06:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't.
I think it is up to the participants to decide whether or not they are capable of living in a polygamous structure. To hang what the next-door neighbours and suburban "curtain-twitchers" think.
Elsewhere, I've ranted about the Duality Paradigm (men/women, black/white, good bad) into which we find ourselves tehered by our perceptions. If there are people out there who ARE able to rail against it successfully, all I can say is good luck to them.
2006-07-12 10:39:45 · answer #4 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...polygamy is a natural thing. A man should be allowed as many wives as he can support financially without depending of state support.
More importantly he should not be allowed wives if he cannot.
2006-07-12 04:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-12 08:12:36 · answer #6 · answered by Cymalon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about it being bad for society...and just think it's pure selfishness....
2006-07-12 10:51:08 · answer #7 · answered by redcatt63 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but not all societies have a problem with it.
2006-07-12 09:29:17 · answer #8 · answered by skeeter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will cause wives/husbands to get jealous and fight and the population rate would go uphill dramitically
2006-07-12 04:56:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get two partners, somebody esle gets none!
2006-07-12 08:23:37 · answer #10 · answered by michael941260 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋