It occurs to me that both 'polygyny' and 'polyandry' should be updated now that gay marriage is an accepted institution. I shudder to think of the poor lesbian with two or more wives being denied the dignity of inclusive jargon reflecting her bigamist lifestyle choices.
I expect that will come in the UK. Thus far our marriage laws have been changed to tackle child marriage. There is a push to assume marriage exists in cohabitation, partly because so many "muslim" marriages are never legally registered. After that the "gender" brigade will join in and push for multi partner marriage to be legally recognized. There is a remarkable "alliance" between supporters of Sharia and Feminism which seems inexplicable except that both are together to breakdown "western" norms. After such a breakdown.......
Legal recognition of cohabitation coming back is kind of a mind-blower for me. Common-law marriage, defined by law, was disappearing when I was a child.
I hope polygamy is never brought into UK or US law. Divorces are enough of an engine of chaos when there are only 2 adults. Imagine the property distribution proceedings - they'd be measured in decades.
It occurs to me that both 'polygyny' and 'polyandry' should be updated now that gay marriage is an accepted institution. I shudder to think of the poor lesbian with two or more wives being denied the dignity of inclusive jargon reflecting her bigamist lifestyle choices.
I expect that will come in the UK. Thus far our marriage laws have been changed to tackle child marriage. There is a push to assume marriage exists in cohabitation, partly because so many "muslim" marriages are never legally registered. After that the "gender" brigade will join in and push for multi partner marriage to be legally recognized. There is a remarkable "alliance" between supporters of Sharia and Feminism which seems inexplicable except that both are together to breakdown "western" norms. After such a breakdown.......
I can't see the burka clad virtue police turning an indulgent eye to pansexual fivesomes.
The muslims will wait until they're about 20% of the population before they launch that.
Legal recognition of cohabitation coming back is kind of a mind-blower for me. Common-law marriage, defined by law, was disappearing when I was a child.
I hope polygamy is never brought into UK or US law. Divorces are enough of an engine of chaos when there are only 2 adults. Imagine the property distribution proceedings - they'd be measured in decades.