Sister wives

charelg
charelg Posts: 599 Member
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So, I'm watching this show on t l c, where the man has 4 wives and like 30 kids or something. Anyone else watch this show? What are your thoughts on polygamy?
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  • newmein2013
    newmein2013 Posts: 674 Member
    I've seen it several times. Personally, I don't like it at all. It seriously skeeves me. But I have to admit, it is fascinating the way everyone gets along.
  • RubyRed8067
    RubyRed8067 Posts: 301
    Have only seen the commercials for it, but the guy seems really weird. And I would never share my husband with any other woman..not a chance.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Yeah I don't get it either. It's like they are brainwashed thinking its normal.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    If all the wives are consenting adults, why not? I don't have a problem with polygamy, or bigamy or any other marriage that isn't the standard man and wife. As long as it involves consenting adults, who cares?
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    And you know all those kids get teased at school.
  • TommiEgan
    TommiEgan Posts: 256 Member
    I am not a fan of polygamy, more than one girl is too much for me to handle.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    And you know all those kids get teased at school.

    You don't know that for certain. Even so, kids will tease other kids for the dumbest reasons, usually because they're taught to be hostile towards those who are not like them.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    And you know all those kids get teased at school.

    You don't know that for certain. Even so, kids will tease other kids for the dumbest reasons, usually because they're taught to be hostile towards those who are not like them.
    Actually on some of the episodes the kids have cried and spoke with the producers about it.
  • waronmyfat
    waronmyfat Posts: 322 Member
    it's extremely common in the middle east.... Personally I wouldnt allow it but each person to their own
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    And you know all those kids get teased at school.

    You don't know that for certain. Even so, kids will tease other kids for the dumbest reasons, usually because they're taught to be hostile towards those who are not like them.
    Actually on some of the episodes the kids have cried and spoke with the producers about it.

    Well, kids are cruel and it's partially because of their upbringing. It sucks, but that experience may teach the kids to be more tolerant towards others in the future. That's no different than a kid being teased because they have two mommies/daddies or because they have only one mom/dad.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    I guess this is what makes the world go round,.each to their own. I just like watching it.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I guess this is what makes the world go round,.each to their own. I just like watching it.

    Alternate marriages are intriguing to learn about. Kind of like watching a wildlife documentary.
  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
    I've seen the show and find it interesting. Consenting adults should be able to do whatever they want. I have no problem with polyamorous relationships. I would (and have) fight for the rights of grown people to be free to live how they see fit.

    I do however have a huge problem with how some of these religious groups try to enact legislation that would force the rest of us to live a certain way based entirely on (what I see as) their own made-up mythology. So I 100% support them in whatever they choose to do but I just think they should also 100% support everyone else in how we want to live our lives. For instance the Mormons had a huge part in meddling in prop 8 in CA. But I'm not talking about just Mormons I think almost every religious person/group needs a little lesson in live and let live.
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    If all the wives are consenting adults, why not? I don't have a problem with polygamy, or bigamy or any other marriage that isn't the standard man and wife. As long as it involves consenting adults, who cares?
    very true.
  • kmm7309
    kmm7309 Posts: 802 Member
    I find it interesting. And really, is it that much of a stretch?

    I have a roommate (my best friend) and a husband. No, they certainly do not sleep together, but if I'm at work, she cooks dinner, we alternate chores and she helps me raise my boys. I don't think it's odd, but people are so quick to judge. We're just like sisters.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    What?! A whole first page of logical, thoughtful, nonjudgmental commentary?!

    I'll call this day a success already!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    That lifestyle is definately not for me. I'm greedy and selfish. I'd rather live alone than share my husband. :laugh:
  • mycrazy8splus1
    mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,558 Member
    My hubby and I have 8 children. Although I could certainly use the help of a sister-wife in the kitchen and laundry departments she would have to stay out of the bedroom. I do not share well!! LOL.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Yeah I don't get it either. It's like they are brainwashed thinking its normal.

    Maybe not. I saw an episode where Meri's daughter said she would NEVER share a husband. She said she'd be too jealous. Apparently, they are not pushing it on the kids. I guess they leave it up to the individual to decide.

    P.S. The wives are fairly likeable. The head dude is kind of a jacka$$ to me, though. He's got quite an ego.
  • MandiK3
    MandiK3 Posts: 218 Member
    I like the show... I personally could not/would not but I can see their point of view to a point and where they got their idealogy from.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Yeah I don't get it either. It's like they are brainwashed thinking its normal.

    Maybe not. I saw an episode where Meri's daughter said she would NEVER share a husband. She said she'd be too jealous. Apparently, they are not pushing it on the kids. I guess they leave it up to the individual to decide.

    P.S. The wives are fairly likeable. The head dude is kind of a jacka$$ to me, though. He's got quite an ego.

    I agree, they seem like lovely ladies.
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
    I read an article this week on how one of the daughters didn't want to participate in the religion, but the parents were being supportive. I think they have 17 kids and the article mentioned they don't get teased at school.
  • restoreleanne
    restoreleanne Posts: 217 Member
    This would not be a life for me or my family. I fine with how they live if it makes them happy. I have a harder with men that have kids and don't take care about/ for them.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    They all get along but there's jeolousy and rivilry as well. Human nature.
  • dave4d
    dave4d Posts: 1,155 Member
    As long as they are consenting adults, and not abusing the welfare system, I don't have any problem with letting people live how they want.

    I have heard of several polygamists in Utah, that are marrying 13, and 14 year old girls, and many will abuse the welfare system. Those need to be prosecuted.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    So, I'm watching this show on t l c, where the man has 4 wives and like 30 kids or something. Anyone else watch this show? What are your thoughts on polygamy?

    I don't understand people who fully support gay marriage but are adamant against any sort of marriage with multiple spouses be it multiple husbands or wives.
  • Italian_Buju
    Italian_Buju Posts: 8,030 Member
    So, I'm watching this show on t l c, where the man has 4 wives and like 30 kids or something. Anyone else watch this show? What are your thoughts on polygamy?

    I don't understand people who fully support gay marriage but are adamant against any sort of marriage with multiple spouses be it multiple husbands or wives.

    I agree there! I fully support gay marriage AND the right to live poly-amorously if that is what CONSENTING adults choose. Families like in Big Love or Sister Wives are perfectly fine, and no one has the right to judge them. When it comes to compounds and young girls getting 'given' to old men and such, that is wrong, and those people are not going anywhere near the 'paradise' they claim. I think if they made poly marriage legal, it would be much easier to regulate those abusing it.

    Also, not just polygamy the way it is seen in these show. I also am in support of a woman having more than one partner, or even a group of people living together. As long as they are all adults and are not hurting anyone else, who are we to judge how and who people love. Love is never wrong when everyone involved is an adult and it is reciprocated.
  • TriciaAllen7251
    TriciaAllen7251 Posts: 283 Member
    What a train wreck!
  • n2thenight24
    n2thenight24 Posts: 1,651 Member
    I don't think it is 'wrong' per se. However; I don't understand it at all. I have a hard time believing that they all get along like they claim too, it seems really faked to me. That could be because I just can't wrap my head around it though. I think that is why some people can fully support gay marriage and not this, because we can 'understand' Gay marriage. It makes perfectly good sense to me that a Man can love another Man with all his heart. But one man with 4 women, that just seems off. It doesn't seem healthy either, especially when the 'man' is as egotistical and just plain creepy as the guy in this show.
  • LMick1986
    LMick1986 Posts: 431
    I love the show!!! AND I personally have always loved the idea of sister wives. I'm not at all religious, so if that part could come out, I'd be all for it. I like the idea of having large families....knowing everyone could provide to the family as a whole. I like the idea that if I ever died, my children wouldn't have to be placed elsewhere....they'd have the other mothers (and a huge support system). I've always been a fan of the whole "it takes a village to raise a family" thing. I know this sounds cheesy, but I feel I have a lot of love in me and I'd be the kind of person that would want fifteen kids. Haha! That's a way of doing it without stretching yourself too thin.

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