Plural Marriage

[moi621 (imported)]

The Point:

How should "the state" be involved in any form of

plural marriage as is acceptable to the responsible persons?

Moi

Homosexual Marriage and Prop 8 is, so very, yesterday.

[Riverwind (imported)]

I realize there is a long long history of plural marriages but I do believe unless your in some Muslim country most of the civilized world no longer sees this as a good thing or something to move to. So Moi, don't look for this to happen any time soon, or even in the next century or two, its just not going to happen.

Prop 8 is not old news.

River

[A-1 (imported)]

The Point:

How should "the state" be involved in any form of

plural marriage as is acceptable to the responsible persons?

Moi

Homosexual Marriage and Prop 8 is, so very, yesterday.

OH BULLSHIT!, moi,

YOU KNOW THAT THE BASTARDS WOULD JUST USE IT TO EVADE INCOME TAXES...

SILLY OLD MAN. DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD DO WITH THIS 'PLURAL MARRIAGE" THING FILING JOINTLY? SURE! YOU KNOW, NOW QUIT PLAYING DUMB...

[devi (imported)]

I believe I read somewhere from a sociologist that we in fact do not live in a "monogamous" society. Ours is actually defined as a "serial polygamous" society, that is we have the practice of maintaining only one partner at a time before divorcing or breaking up after which we choose another partner. However if you do happen to have chosen another partner BEFORE you break up or have divorced that THIS is actually what is the part that is considered to be the cheating part. We therefore have multiple partners in series so we do in fact live in a "serial polygamous society" rather than a strict "monogamous" society.

[A-1 (imported)]

I believe I read somewhere from a sociologist that we in fact do not live in a "monogamous" society. Ours is actually defined as a "serial polygamous" society, that is we have the practice of maintaining only one partner at a time before divorcing or breaking up after which we choose another partner. However if you do happen to have chosen another partner BEFORE you break up or have divorced that THIS is actually what is the part that is considered to be the cheating part. We therefore have multiple partners in series so we do in fact live in a "serial polygamous society" rather than a strict "monogamous" society.

Multiple partners one at a time would be considered "serial monogamy" not "serial polygamy."

"Serial polygamy" would be where you had a group of wives, divorced them all and then got another group.

Serial monogamy would allow for one after the other as is the case when a man leaves one woman for another woman. The overlap would be considered adultery but NOT polygamy because to be polygamous you have to be MARRIED to more than one at a time.

Polygamy IS illegal in all the states that I know about and unless your marriage is registered with the state (unless it falls under 'common law' status) it is NOT recognized as a marriage. However, polyandry (http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/information/glossary.htm) is also a form of polygamy where a woman has more than one husband. This is also illegal in America. Likewise, it cannot be registered legally and doing so is a crime.

So there you have it. You may have your harems, your gigolos, and your communal fucks, but just don't expect the IRS to recognize it at tax time and whatever you do, DO not make it official.

[jemagirl (imported)]

Multiple partners one at a time would be considered "serial monogamy" not "serial polygamy."

"Serial polygamy" would be where you had a group of wives, divorced them all and then got another group.

But what would you have if divorced wives and married new ones in a sort of rotation scheme? Say if you never have fewer than five but there is a lot of turnover. You know... just keepin it fresh

[devi (imported)]

Polygamy = Multiple marriages (whether at once OR over the course of one's lifetime).

Monogamy = One solitary marriage over the course of one's lifetime.

Serial Monogamy = A hypothetical theological allowance providing for a partner's death.

Serial Polygamy = Multiple marriages one at each time in succession with the last one terminating before the beginning of another marriage over the course of one's lifetime.

Bottom line: Polygamy = more than one marriage. Monogamy = one marriage only.

Even in the law books this distinction is made as to which type of polygamy is being referred to so as not to be confused. That is they specify that form of polygamy consisting of two or more marriages during one single period of time whereas the marriage of one partner has not been disolved before that of marrying another partner. However serial polygamy as such still remains perfectly legal but is still frowned upon by most religious circles.

[Riverwind (imported)]

Thats me Monogamy, only married once, that was more then enough never again.

River

[A-1 (imported)]

But what would you have if divorced wives and married new ones in a sort of rotation scheme? Say if you never have fewer than five but there is a lot of turnover. You know... just keepin it fresh

Yes, Jema...

The scheme WOULD require a NEW definition for THE WORD D-I-V-O-R-C-E.

Is it an ALL OR NOTHING proposition? Or, can you get a half a divorce and boot an old mate out onto the street and bring in a younger replacement?

Is there somewhere besides the Middle East where we can see how they do this?

I mean, AFTER ALL, who would want to conduct PLURAL Marriage like they do it in the Middle East? One thing for sure, you could tell the DIVORCED WOMEN (http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.s ... rs_cu.html) unless they wore their BURQUA.

:shakemitk