I accept that some cultures marry very young, but that picture of the former FLDS leader Warren Jeffs kissing the 12 year old girl...I found very disturbing!
I don't think in any culture it should be acceptable to take a wife on under the age of 16.
Name: Bishop
Comments: Will poly solve some of the social ills? You really do have to break the social ills down into categories. Social ills in my understanding of the way civilization is constructed has a variety of differing causes.
That being said. There are some instances where a poly relationship will alleviate a disturbance in the balance. Not every man can be everything to his mate nor the woman be everything to her mate. There are little incompatibilities that just exist that leaves a gap in the different categories ranging from a to z. If when two people are consenting along with one or more other parties then I believe that it would satisfy those small lacking in the typical relationship.
There are good husbands out there who provide and support their wife to his available capacity. his mate may require just a little more then he is able to give and there you have a shortcoming. When you add another party that is compatible with the couple and can provide the missing needs then you can in effect cure a deficiency that would add to an ill in a marriage. I must repeat though,all Parties involved are willing to interact and participate and above all communicate. You will have a happier person and there will be less desire to look outside of the "circle" in order to get what any of the parties need/want.
In the middle east polygamy has helped in times of war when women were left single with families to raise. The men were supposed to treat each wife exactly the same and be able to care for them all. I don't think the relationships were about love, but more of a partnership. Polygamy has had it's place in Lakota culture also. Some women liked having other women in the family with them. It gave them more power and a bigger dwelling.
I could never share a husband with another woman and would never dream of having more than one husband.
Men, what would you think if your wife had other husbands?
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In the Christian bible, men were told of having hundreds of wives. Over time people realized this was not working.
I guess if the population became very small and breeding had to be done, I could marry out of a partnership but it wouldn't be based on love. There would have to be a major problem going on in the world where there were barely any people alive. It would be like a job, there would be no feelings there.
I would never be in a relationship where my mate feels things for others that he should only feel for me. I think people should be faithful one hundred percent to each other. I don't follow the bible all the way, but I do agree that even lusting on another person is wrong when you are in a relationship. You can't fully love someone with your whole heart if you aren't one hundred percent faithful to them with your mind, body, and soul.
Don't know what's the big deal really, how many blokes do you see sporting 10 or more women in a year. Its no problem when they do it one by one, just not all at the same time, that make is wrong yeah? The Pakistanis have down right yeah, they have their women at home and they get along. Drop dead first before you get a Brit blooded woman to do that. She be having your eyes out first.
The reason polygamy is different, is because someone is with many people at once. If you have a few relationships in one year, they probably ended because things just didn't work out. That is a different situation. If you break up just for fun and move constantly to person after person that's not good, but it's still different than being with 10 people at once. When you are in many relationships in a year, the odds are you didn't plan it.