What Do You Think Of Polyandry?

[Sphinx777]

Multiple Husbands



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[Eudaimonist]

It's not for me personally...

All I can say is that I'd prefer to see marriages be composed of equal numbers of men and women per marriage (whether one to one, or many to many), so that neither men nor women are unable to find partners.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[GrowingSmaller]

From the secular perspective, I can't see any wrong in principle unless there is any harm done. I think that some societies, families, people manage well enough with that type of system. A lot of what seems natural to us is culturally influenced. I believe that is it wrong from the Xtian perspective, but I don't want to just report the party line when everyone knows what it is anyway.

 

[Tinker Grey]

I agree with the above two posters. I think individual instances of polyandry or polygamy aren't a big deal. However, if these were the norm they would be destabilizing.

 

[Received]

Multiple husbands for a wife = multitasking.

Multiple wives for a husband = mental institution.

 

[AlexBP]

Personally I hold to the idea that a marriage is one man and one woman, no more and no less. It's a straightforward reflection of the idea of human equality; a one-to-one marriage is more equal than a one-to-two or one-to-four or any other numerical arrangement.

 

[SithDoughnut]

Meh. I can see how it could potentially be destabilising if it were the norm, but I doubt it would ever become the norm if it was legalised worldwide. So my view is that if people want to, they can.

 

[Chesterton]

I try to be scientific. Take the amount of time each day a wife can possibly devote to nagging you and telling you you're wrong, divide it by the number of husbands she has, and each husband surely benefits. I'm in favor.

 

[dlamberth]

If it works for them, why not?

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[razeontherock]

I try to be scientific. Take the amount of time each day a wife can possibly devote to nagging you and telling you you're wrong, divide it by the number of husbands she has, and each husband surely benefits. I'm in favor.

Lots of nagging, no thoughts of sex. Is there maybe a connection?

Forgive me ...

 

[jrose]

I'm married to one brother. The other brother lives next-door on the same farm. I help take care of his house a long with my house. The other brother is not married he doesn't want to get married because he works all the time he doesn't want a woman to take what he has worked for. I feel like I'm in a palyandry relationship with out the sex. I wonder what people would think if I did merry them both. That will sove his problem of not trusting other woman and division of the property. It will all go to our kids. I stay faithful to the one brother. I like the idea of just me having the brothers and no other woman Involved. It's good to have just one husband and one wife. I see that it could work with the 2 brothers being my husband. The brothers work to get other on things they have similar goals.

 

[GrimKingGrim]

The sex would never be boring, but pettiness from paternity would make for the best Judge Judy and Maury Cases yet

 

[dlamberth]

I'm married to one brother. The other brother lives next-door on the same farm. I help take care of his house a long with my house. The other brother is not married he doesn't want to get married because he works all the time he doesn't want a woman to take what he has worked for. I feel like I'm in a palyandry relationship with out the sex. I wonder what people would think if I did merry them both. That will sove his problem of not trusting other woman and division of the property. It will all go to our kids. I stay faithful to the one brother. I like the idea of just me having the brothers and no other woman Involved. It's good to have just one husband and one wife. I see that it could work with the 2 brothers being my husband. The brothers work to get other on things they have similar goals.

Is there the attraction of Love with the other brother

 

[2PhiloVoid]

Multiple Husbands



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Seriously? Do the euphemisms never stop?

 

[Paradoxum]

I'm not sure I support legal polygamous marriage. I tend against it. But you can't stop non-legal marriages, and having multiple relationships should be legally acceptable.

I like the idea of group marriage more (equal men and women). Not that I'd likely be part of a group sort of marriage.

 

[jrose]

BOTE="dlamberth, post: 69265954, member: 15224"]Is there the attraction of Love with the other brother[/QUOTE]
I do find him attractive at times and my husband is very attractive. I care what happens to them. I don't like when people want to hook him up with other woman because it will be some one I have to dill with. But he is always ditching there hook ups any way. He probably happy the way he is. It just I can understand how he feels about stuff. What could make him happy. At one time thought of going out with him before I got involved with his brother. I love his younger brother more my husband. I had to make choices to have one husband that it will stay.

 

[jrose]

I'm not sure I support legal polygamous marriage. I tend against it. But you can't stop non-legal marriages, and having multiple relationships should be legally acceptable.

I like the idea of group marriage more (equal men and women). Not that I'd likely be part of a group sort of marriage.

In my case a marriage with the two brothers could be the best alternative. Because he lives on the same property. I take care of his stuff already while he is at work. Make him food. He is one of my good friends I do find attractive but keep that to my self. Him and his brother work on the same things. Me marring him and his brother would make so they wouldnt have to separate property on the farm if he where to find a woman. It will all go to our children. He doesn't have to be lonely. I would be marring my best friends. The practice of polyandry would make more sense for brothers for the case of property reasons to stay in the family. But multiple men from other families is just as bad as polygamy.

 

[Paradoxum]

In my case a marriage with the two brothers could be the best alternative.

I didn't understand what the point was of marrying the second brother was.

 

[Noxot]

I think that i don't like sharing.

it does not make sense to make marriage a legalistic thing but I guess that humans become slaves to the economy and the government and let that define things for them to some degree. i don't think love should be lowered to such crude and foolish masters such as a bureaucracy... regardless.... you will obey someone or something for we are all slaves and masters.

there is a lot to consider about this topic. I don't find a need for it and I can't relate to people that would be okay with it in part because they feel like the same kind of people that get involved with a whole bunch of people in a non-serious way. I have a hard time loving a multitude of people. that feels like more of an extroverted type thing. in general I have an impulse that wants to focus most of my love on one person. I more like the idea of 1,2,3 as in 1 + 1 = 3, it feels way better to me. I don't want to be 1/2 + 1/2 + 1 = whatever

I could see it working out in some instances and it would feel more stable I bet - because more people aka more ability to have a stable economic certainty and ofc the feels they naturally have would just be what it is. but how could two men/women share a woman/man? that is far away from my personality type.

 

[Locutus]

In my case a marriage with the two brothers could be the best alternative. Because he lives on the same property. I take care of his stuff already while he is at work. Make him food. He is one of my good friends I do find attractive but keep that to my self. Him and his brother work on the same things. Me marring him and his brother would make so they wouldnt have to separate property on the farm if he where to find a woman. It will all go to our children. He doesn't have to be lonely. I would be marring my best friends. The practice of polyandry would make more sense for brothers for the case of property reasons to stay in the family. But multiple men from other families is just as bad as polygamy.

you may want to stop pretending (to yourself) that it's a practical matter. clearly you fancy the brother, and feel proprietary possessiveness towards him.