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Ah..... thanks for the link Maureen.

It's all very complex!

And I can't WAIT for Big Love to return! What have they gotten themselves into LOL!

Could *you* live in a polygamous or open relationship?

I'm kinda possessive, needy and insecure when it comes to my man. It would have to be a very special other lady in our lives to make it work.

Or a very special man BWA HA HA HA HA!!

I honestly don't see myself sharing my man!

LOL. Too funny, Deanna. But in some cultures, there are multiple husbands for one wife! I can't imagine how that would work.

LMAO- let's be honest ladies, most men can't even handle the one wife (emotionally as well as other ways)imagine trying to juggle more than one?

I am open minded as I said but I can tell you this- I don't share!! The thing is that they are around this all their lives so it does not seem unnormal to them.

Can it be religious freedom though in America because there is no religion that actively condones it right now. Sure it's in the Bible but there are a lot of things in the Bible that have gone by the wayside.

I believe the last religion in America to approve a polygamous marriage was the Mormons and they stopped it in 1890. So, if no religion allows it, can it still be considered religious freedom to do it?

I understand your view but is Paganism reconized as a religion by most? Isn't considered devil worship to Christians rather than religion? You know as well as I do that all you need is 3 people to gather to form a church so as a church you would be reconized, correct?

It doesn't have to fall under "religious freedom" but plain freedom. Homosexuality and transgendering are freedoms. If people want to share spouses, aren't they considered "swingers" and that isn't against any laws. Or is it? *shrug*

You're right, Maureen. Most men can't handle one wife. Mine says there is no way he could. He's got his hands full with me.

But my friend's father had five wives. They all lived under the same roof but had separate bedrooms. Most of the wives got along very well, like best friends or sisters. Two did not and that caused problems. But the wives liked being able to share the workload (household and sexual duties).

In Mormon history, the polygamous leaders kept separate houses for most of their wives because of the pecking order issue.

Why would a man *want* more than one wife? Aside from the obvious benefit.

HA HA.... I asked my husband this, and he said there is no other reason

Interesting; why should it fall under religious freedom? It's simply a lifestyle preference, and as long as it "harm-none," then why not. I suppose if a wife got fed up, she could leave?

I started watching a SciFi show called "Caprica" (an offshoot of Battlestar Galactica), and they had some sort of marriage, but I can't remember what it was called. But it was basically just a house full of people (men and women) who all decided to be married to each other. No one seemed to think it a big deal.

"I started watching a SciFi show called "Caprica" (an offshoot of Battlestar Galactica), and they had some sort of marriage, but I can't remember what it was called."

A Harem?