It’s always a guy with three or four or six wives. Why not the other way around for a change? Well, in Kenya, three people have chosen that option.
Two Kenyan men have signed an agreement to “marry” the same woman.
The woman had been having affairs with both men for more than four years and apparently refused to choose between them.
The agreement sets out a rota for Sylvester Mwendwa and Elijah Kimani to stay in her house and states they will both help raise any children she bears.
It sounds very sensible.
Subtract Hominem says
If polygamy is legal, there’s no reason not to have some polyandry going on alongside the polygyny.
Fun off-topic fact: my spell-check recognizes polyandry but not polygyny. Suggested replacement: polygon. Oh Firefox, you kidder you.
LykeX says
Well, if they’re all fine with that situation, why not? It certainly isn’t anybody else’s business.
Seems very sensible.
I did wonder about this but, though:
Why is that? How does that even work? How are new customs introduced if that’s the standard? Seems unnecessarily conservative.
Surely, the relevant facts to consider would be the agreement of the three parties and the well-being of the children. Beyond that, people should just mind their own fucking business.
CaitieCat says
Beyond that, people should just mind their own fucking business.
Or mind their own business about fucking. Or both.
Jackie: The COLOSSAL TOWERING VAGINA! says
CatieCat, I see what ya did there. 🙂
Pieter B, FCD says
I had a grammar geek give me a ration of shit for “polygyny” once. Since I’m a grammar/spelling geek myself, revenge was sweet.