If polygamy were legal would you really want more than one wife/husband?

Answer 1

HELL NO.

Having watched Big Love on HBO, it makes thigns VERY clear - in a manogomous relationship you only have 1 spouse against you. WHo would want 3 (as in the episode where Bill (?) wanted 1 night a week "off).

But seriously, there is ALWAYS competition between the wives - always a power struggle.

Answer 2

I can understand the need for polygamy in certain situations, however I believe that I am too jealous of a person to ever consider sharing my husband with anyone. I get upset at the thought of him just talking to another female, let alone sleeping with another one. Though I do understand the need to take care of widows with and without children and those who are unable to support themselves. A lot of women would like to be second wives once they decide that they do not want children or feel as though they have had enough children, it also goes the other way, some women recommend a second wife for their husbands if they find that they cannot bear children. Then again, some of us are so independant that the thought of having some time to ourselves while still being married is an enticing thought.

I seem to have digressed a bit from the original question. lol

Answer 3

There are 2 aspects to marriage. the 1st is the civil regulation, which aspects rights and privileges to companions; the 2d is the optionally available non secular area. The regulations are designed to motivate couples to stay jointly and to help one yet another, thereby reducing the load on the state. I see no clarification why those regulations could desire to no longer enlarge to a polygamous dating, and could desire to no longer be codified in regulation. church homes ought to stay unfastened to marry whom they please, under their own policies. The regulation can not be amended to implement polygamy in faith. those are an identical arguments for gay marriage. If 2 (or greater) everybody is prepared to sign a settlement that specifies mutual help, one for the different, and which then reduces the quantity of help they want from the state, then i could help it. To an previously poster i could say - the events in polygamous relationships must be prepared, otherwise the settlement could be null and void. I doubt which you will discover a collie it incredibly is prepared to head into right into a binding settlement. As to rape, homicide etc - you will no longer locate too many victims who're prepared contributors in those the two. I do want people could provide up complicated victimization with prepared acts.

Answer 4

Well I'm a Muslim and while I can understand the conditions in which it is allowed in Islam as highlighted by 'wolfmuslim', I don't know if I could be the one who allows my husband to have a second wife or be a second wife to someone, I'm too possessing in that way ( i mean that in a nice way...u understand lol)

Answer 5

I don't even want ONE husband. But as long as everyone involved is OK with it, I don't mind legalizing polygamy.

Answer 6

Smile. A very clever question... Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to it... I have dated two men at the same time in my youth, and they both knew about it. It resulted in me losing interest in both of them pretty quickly... I think, I had a fear of commitment at that time. Having two of them prevented each relationship from becoming serious... In short, I seem to have a short attention span, when it comes to multiple relationships... Smile... It must not agree with me then..

Answer 7

It's legal in my religion(Islam) under certain conditions and is a choice not an obligation. I'm the second wife to my husband. He has his first wife who is Moroccan in Morocco. He's Saudi. He married me with permission from his first wife because she can't have children. I don't mind being the second wife. I was jealous at first but am now used to it.
Reasons to take a second wife in Islam:
1) War which helps women who are widowed and their orphans being taken care of. By marrying a second or third or 4th wife in war the husband is supporting the widow and her children and ensuring their survival.
2) The wife can not have children so instead of divorcing her the wife gives her permission for a man to take a second wife so he can have children.
3) The first wife is old and can't deal with her household duties as a wife so the husband marries a second wife who is younger and can help the first wife out with the house and children and so he can have more children.
4) The wife is in the hospital and sick and will be away for a long time and can't satisfy the husband sexually so he marries a second wife so his sexual needs are satisfied.
Conditions a man can take a second wife:
1)He has to have the first wife's or previous wives permission to get married again otherwise he can't get married.
2)He has to be able to provide for all the wives financially(if he buys something for one wife he has to buy something for the other wife/wives).
3) He has to treat them all fairly and equally(He can't favor one wife over the others and neglect the other wives).

Answer 8

It definitely has a certain appeal. But probably not, since I think that if you have multiple spouses, then your relationships with them aren't as intimate as it would be if you just had one spouse.

And I definitely wouldn't want my spouse to have another spouse.

Answer 9

No. We are supposed to love our wives.

Some might say they can love two women but we are not the judge of the depth and sincerity of our own love, they are.

How do you think it affects the women? Would you want to be one of multiple husbands?

Answer 10

I would not prefer it. Cleaning up after one husband (and kids in the future, God willing) is enough work! lol