Polygamy Pros

When most women think about polygamy (if they every do), they think about the jealousy that may occur with having to share their husband with other women. They think about all of the extra chores there would be to do around the house.  And they think about the shear awkwardness of living such a lifestyle.  Or so I thought.

As I was searching for an interesting article to show you today, I came across this one on Psychology Today.  The article claims that it is actually the women, not the men, who reap the most benefits from a polygamous life.  At first I did not believe the author but after reading that women have a tendency to need "less" of a husband and therefore would rather share a wealthy man with a high social status rather than have a man of a lower status to themselves it started to make more sense.  The women who choose a polygamous life are also choosing one that will move them higher up the social latter.  To them sharing a husband is a small price to pay for the major benefits that come along with their new status.

The author also brought up a good point by saying that the single male to single female ratio in the world is essentially 50:50, but if more women partook in polygamy the ratio would drastically alter and the men would get the short end of the stick.

I had never before considered this side of polygamy.  Prior to reading this article I believed that women, in fact, were the ones getting jipped in a polygamous relationship, however; I was mistaken.

I find it very interesting that men typically seem to be the ones who think polygamy is such a stellar idea, when really it is the women who should be all for it.  Although I still do not believe in the practice myself, I am starting to see why others might.