kaya'08
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Because marriage, no matter to who or how many, can still fail and be just as detrimental.
How does increasing marriage lower this irrelevant figure? You need to look at the reasons why they dont work; usually as a result of lack of dedication or faithfullness. Your just contradicting yourself.
and having step-mothers, step-fathers, and ex-step-parents isn't detrimental? All of these things can have negative effects, what does it matter if there is a functional family? The Nuclear family model doesn't always work.
It is detrimental but why should the government legalize Polygamy and just exasperate this problem? This "well its screwed anyway so screwing it more wont matter" logic isnt getting you anywhere. This disucussion shouldnt even be had until gays can have the chance of getting married, let alone discussion of giving more marriage to straights.
And he's any more likely to be more dedicated when he's stuck with one person? Once again, divorce rate and the amount of relationship breakups says otherwise.
Absolutely, yes, he is.
My point is, we're not the one who drew colonial lines perpendicular to tribal nations, thus causing massive infighting and creating all the distress and poverty in Africa; and regardless, Africa has nothing to do with polygamy.
Exactly, its just as irrelevant as your need to lower a superficial figure. And dont start with European colonialism, you as a single nation have so far outdone us in the art of war mongering.
Saying "the endless squabbles of testosterone fuelled American dudes
" isn't a generalization?
I just pointed out you made a generalization also while pointing out mine. Its also a far better, accurate generalization then your minority view of not caring abour dedicated relationships to a loved ONE, and the natural feelings of protecting, caring and usually jelously that comes with it.
Just because you love and care for someone doesn't necessarily mean you want to be stuck with them forever. In fact, that's why a lot of marriages DON'T work out.
If you feel you dont want to be "stuck" with them forever, dont get married in the first place.
The people spend too much time with each other, and lo and behold, they go and find someone else because they become fed up with that person. While some people can make marriages last with one person, we are NOT monogamous creatures.
Then divorce, how is Polygamy a cure to any of this? This is a decision of the indivisual to make. It doesnt give him a right to seek the hand of other women as if they are objects. And if it makes you comfortable for your wife to also be with another man, well, your definetly in the minority my friend.
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