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In reply to the discussion: Equating or aligning polygamy with gay marriage is bigotry and has no place here.... [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)But what is wrong with using the opportunity after the marriage equality decision to argue for even greater marriage freedom.
There have been societies that practiced plural marriage. There is no reason to assume that plural marriage MUST entail child brides/grooms or greater inequality for females. There are plenty of "traditional" monogamous marriages where violence against women is evident.
And yes, there would be legal issues to be decided if plural marriage was legal, but there are also legal issues among the multiply married.
And as to behavior, and plural marriage being " only) a behavior", marriage is a behavior also. So why cannot behavior be changed or modified?
(On a personal note, I have been married for 36 years to one person. It is difficult enough for me to deal with one person, I do not feel that I could handle two people.)