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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: longnshort who wrote (654454)5/10/2012 6:32:13 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) of 1580053
 
Somewhere near Austin there are three gay men and two lesbians who want to have a group marriage and raise kids together all with joint custody.

Can't find the link but here's a marriage "equality" site arguing for polyandry:


Why Men Choose Polyandry


Ruth asked at Yahoo Answers

Why do men choose polyandry(a woman with multiple husbands)?
What's the appeal? Is their jealousy? How does sex work? Is it akward knowing that the other husband has had sex with your wife?I'd like to understand how polyandrous relationships work, especially from mens point of view. Could you handle your wife having another husband?

Why do men choose a monogamous marriage? Why do men choose not to marry at all? Why so some men choose a polygynous marriage, or a group marriage? It’s going to be different for different people, but you can find some common reasons that pop up frequently. It is a combination of needs and wants, including social, emotional, financial, sexual, etc.

A man may choose polyandry because he is bisexual, or because he enjoys seeing his wife with another man, or because his wife has a higher libido than he does, or for reasons that are entirely nonsexual.

You can see the very good Best Answer if you keep reading.

I am married to a wonderful, challenging, sexy and creative woman. But, she has another lover, as well. That other lover, in this case, is a woman, too, and it's a fact that we all love each other, too.

This does not exactly equate to the question you asked, I know, but I think some of what I can tell you bears directly on your questions. Because make no mistake. Unlike the stereotypical FMF polygamous relationship, our relationship would be more accurately described as an MFF (or maybe FFM) polyamorous relationship. My wife has a husband and a wife, if you get my meaning, and the fact that her wife and I also love each other and sleep together (all three of us sleep together, that is) is incidental.

In my case, the appeal is that I love them both very much. But there are also some powerful benefits, and I'm sure those benefits would be true of a MFM relationship, as well.

1. Economic - We have our own home (which I built, myself, for the most part), and we have no mortgage. We have three incomes to fund our family.

2. We have three competent adults to help raise and nurture our children. Our three older kids have turned out to be remarkable, amazing and dedicated young people, and our two younger children seem to be headed the same way.

3. We are able to divide up the chores in terms of talent, temperment and time. Many hands make light work, as the saying goes.

4. We have three professional, intelligent minds to help solve problems, and to give differing persectives on answers to problems.

5. No matter how busy our schedules, there is almost always somebody around to lend a shoulder to cry on, or to snuggle with.

As to your other questions -

I'm not sure our relationship would work as well if we were not equal, loving partners. The fact that both of the Ladies involved are bisexual, and love each other as well as me is really the cement that bonds us. I am unsure how two heterosexual men would find the ability to bond, but I imagine it can happen.

Jealousy - well, in our case, there's not much opportunity, because we have one big bed, and we all sleep in it. But, early in our relationship, there might have been a twinge, now and again, when one of us would be at work and the other two could spend time together. We dealt with that problem head on, talking things through carefully, honestly and openly several times, and easing those primitive fears.

Why shouldn’t they be able to have their marriage recognized by law?

marriage-equality.blogspot.com

More from that site:


Case Studies


I have interviewed many people in loving, consensual relationships who do not have the freedom to marry, or even the freedom to just be together without the threat of prosecution by their own government, and bullying and discrimination by others.

A sister married to her brother in every way but under the law
marriage-equality.blogspot.com

A daughter whose father wants to marry her, and she wants to marry him
marriage-equality.blogspot.com

A son who wants to marry his mother
marriage-equality.blogspot.com

A father who wants to marry his daughter
marriage-equality.blogspot.com

A brother whose lifelong lover is his twin sister
marriage-equality.blogspot.com

A man whose husband is his brother
marriage-equality.blogspot.com

A daughter who would marry her father

A sister who would marry her brother

A brother whose brother is his husband in every way except by law

Another sister married to her brother in every way but under the law.

A mother, her son, and her daughter who want to marry

I didn't post all the links above, but as you can see, this group is big into incest. Not cousins, parent-children, sibling-sibling incest.


If you’d like to be interviewed, contact me at fullmarriageequality at yahoo dot com.

If you are looking for help, see this page.
marriage-equality.blogspot.com
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