Good evening, blog friends, here I am again to participate in this week's weekend experience. The topics were many and interesting, but I decided to challenge myself with a topic I don't often address. Polygamy or monogamy? Let me start by saying that in my country, polygamy is illegal, punishable by prison or very high fines, but I know there are places where the practice is legal. Personally, I'm not against it. There are many bad things in the world, and I believe that if polygamy is practiced between consenting adults, there's nothing wrong with it, but polyandry should also be legalized. Because if a man can have multiple wives, why can't a woman have multiple husbands? The problem is that polygamy is often tied to religious issues and not simply to the choice of polyamory, a type of love that is now accepted but not yet recognized or protected. I find that if people agree, they can love as many people as they like.
Also, given the increasing divorce rate every year, I don't think monogamy always works. However, there's a catch: you have to be careful, because I believe choosing a polygamous marriage isn't easy at all, and it's obviously unfair if forced for religious reasons.
I remember a Netflix documentary about an Iranian man with four wives who didn't agree with his multiple marriages, but had accepted them, I think, due to their poverty. In this case, I find it unfair; polygamy shouldn't be accepted out of desperation. However, I realize that legalizing polygamy would cause a lot of legal problems, with all the issues of income, divorce, child support, and children. On the one hand, I think that if it's a conscious choice, both polygamy and polyandry can work, but it's certainly not a traditional marriage, which is already difficult.
I imagine how difficult it must be to manage multiple wives and husbands. However, I won't deny it, a couple of extra husbands would be useful, especially for housework. As for the children issue, this is also a delicate issue because more wives often means more children, and you really have to be very united and try to mediate conflicts and jealousy to have a fulfilling polygamous relationship. So, this is my opinion. Joking aside, I don't think I could stay in a polygamous marriage. I prefer my husband to be everything to me, but I don't condemn anyone who can share a husband either. I hope I haven't bored you too much, and have a great weekend!
First picture edited by my phone translation with deepl.
