# Why conservatives should be for polygamy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 2, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489 "2012-09-02T22:47:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![stevenova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@stevenova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stevenova)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489/21 "2012-09-03T15:11:39Z")

</div>

I think polygamy will become legal for completely unrelated reasons. Women are more and more educated, make more money, but still only marry up. There simply won’t be enough men for women to marry up to. Why any man would subject himself to multiple divorces at the same time, but whatever floats your boat.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489/22 "2012-09-03T16:48:08Z")

</div>

> [@aruvqan](#):
>
> Can I have another husband?
> 
> Sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander. Besides, maybe then the garbage would get taken out on time:smack:

If you have to take out your own garbage, you’re clearly not a job creator. Ergo, only one husband for you!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489/23 "2012-09-03T23:34:37Z")

</div>

> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#):
>
> Yes, but. In the Old Testament stories told about such situations, there are almost always extremely difficult family squabbles and rivalries. There is an implication that it’s not a good idea, although it was permitted in those days.

We’ve had thousands of years of literature about squabbles in monogamous marriages - are they bad also? Maybe that was the most accurate part of the Bible.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489/24 "2012-09-03T23:38:53Z")

</div>

> [@stevenova](#):
>
> I think polygamy will become legal for completely unrelated reasons. Women are more and more educated, make more money, but still only marry up. There simply won’t be enough men for women to marry up to. Why any man would subject himself to multiple divorces at the same time, but whatever floats your boat.

Now that is a reasonable hypothesis. More or less free of political position, but reasonable.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-conservatives-should-be-for-polygamy/633489.md?page=1)