are men polygamous in nature?
@janicecardino (20)
Philippines
7 responses
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
4 Jul 08
No I dont think so at all....I know my husband isnt..HOWEVER I AM...he wants only to be with me...I have him and a boyfriend....My husband (and come to think of it, several men I know) arent interested in being with more than one mate at a time....
@mynameismine (771)
• United States
4 Jul 08
It is weird you mention that cause I was thinking about how my husband is and how I feel about it. If it is someone that I approved of (I'm Alpha always) I would not really consider it cheating, probably wouldn't have much of a problem with it but if he just went and started seeing someone behind my back I would probably go a bit off the deep end. We have actually dealt with both ends of the equation in the 20 years we have been together.
Is that how your relationship is?
@sreejithsreenivas (10200)
• India
10 Jul 08
No,not at all.It depends on the society and culture that particular person follows.I am from from India and here the situation is totally different.The strong family and social background prevents them from doing so.
@mynameismine (771)
• United States
4 Jul 08
I don't know about all men but my husband could pull it off without a hitch. Unfortunately for him I'm extremely Alpha and do not deal with any competition well. I'm not overly jealous but I'm not really a fan of sharing.
Some people are just that way. It is hard to explain but they just are. I know my husband is. At one time he had three women all under the same roof, they got along and they all got what they wanted out of the relationship.
Once he was living with both me and his girlfriend, that didn't work out so well but I tolerated it for a while. Now it is just the two of us and I plan to keep it that way cause we have kids and I don't need anymore drama than what they bring in.
We have been together for 20 years, it is all about compromise.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
4 Jul 08
I think every men wishes to establish as many relations as he can afford to do so, but when he checks out conventions and traditions in society, he restricts himself. All mean cannot be said to be polygamous in nature, exceptions are always there.
@aryajayaprakash (1643)
• Japan
5 Jul 08
It is the genes with men that drives them crazy behind girls. A kind of natural selection for reproducing healthy and intelligent offsprings, genes look for multiple choices. Even if you are having one at hand, always look for better one, so that we can have better offspring in them too.
This is a genetic science issue. Not the problem is your uncle alone. Girls too agree to be one among three. Right?
I suggest you read Steven Pinkers 'How the mind Works'. A great resource for recent gene theories and relation analysis.
@Hayley_N (525)
• Argentina
5 Jul 08
In the field of socio-biology, a relatively new discipline that hit academia in the past 40 years, the theory is that since the female mammal has but one egg a month, she is rather selective and protective about who she lets have a go at it. The male mammal on the other hand, has millions of sperm at his disposal relatively frequently, and instinct and biology would seem to dictate "sharing the wealth" with as many and as often as possible.
