PLEASE HELP Question about polygyny and polyandry?
Q. why is there variation in whether and hot much wives are jealous of each other, acorss societies that practice polygyny? as for polyandry, why is it so rare and when it does occur, why is it usually a woman married to a set of brothers?
Asked by Dazed - Mon Oct 27 23:32:12 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You should look in an ecology or anthropology text book. There are certain preset conditions that almost always lead to polygyny or polyandry (human and animal speaking - they deal with resources, availability of mates, who carries the babies, etc). When a woman puts in the energy to nurse a child for 9 months, it would not be cost-effective to not mother it. Being that women would have to raise the children to successfully pass on the genes, an untrustworthy male would not be disadvantageous and often leads to fullblown polygyny. Also it leads into r and K selection. Being that most mammals provide care to a few of their young instead of no care while producing thousands of young, the need for parental care develops and when that… [cont.]
Answered by An Agent of Chaos - Mon Oct 27 23:46:59 2008

Why does everyone seem to hate polygamy/polyandry?
Q. I've noticed a few questions here about the possibility of a polygamous relationship and people reacted like it was nothing short of insanity. Why? Also, why do people equate plural relationships with promiscuity? If there are 3 people who all know and love eachother, living together, having sex with one another how is this seen as CRAZY and horrible when a married person having an affair is seen as common (not good but surely not a rarity or an indication of insanity). Is open honesty really so abhorrent?
Asked by kaitee t - Tue Oct 23 19:27:26 2007 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have no problem, nor do I think of it in a negative connotation. It's just not right for me. If it is Missy's question you are referring to -- she said that YOU alone would have a boyfriend and a girlfriend, not to share -- they wouldn't have anything to do with each other. So that means all 3 do not love each other. Which is, again, not for me.
Answered by (Angry) Cas - Tue Oct 23 19:33:25 2007

Anybody agree that polygamy/polyandry should be acceptable in society?
Q. I quite fancy having several husbands to cover different varieties and purposes.
Asked by Libradoll - Mon Mar 19 15:53:01 2007 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No. You're an adult. Do what you want so long as it doesn't hurt anyone. But what you do is out there in the "fringe".
Answered by Stan W - Mon Mar 19 15:58:37 2007