I edited my post.
I am not at all sympathetic to any problem a man brings upon himself by collecting spouses.
Tom
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Why should husband and wife/wives own property jointly?
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I am not at all sympathetic to any problem a man brings upon himself by collecting spouses.
Tom
Sees
Dragonslayer
Marriage being a co-partnership is a concept tied to monogamous culture.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
You say that like it's a fact or something concrete.
It's only a perspective, which depends upon one's political leanings.
Perhaps I should say instead that an insect colony should not be the ideal for human society to aspire to.
Draka
Wonder Woman
While I have no inherent problem with polyamory I do think that if one is to be in a relationship where they want more than one partner that the partner/s they already have should be equally as interested in such a relationship. Also, everything should be split equally between all of them in that case.
Jumi
Well-Known Member
No system will work for everybody in east or west.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Because a marriage is supposed to be a partnership? Isn't most of the property (car, house, etc.) shared by the whole family anyway? Really, what's the issue? If property shouldn't be jointly owned, who should own what, and why?
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
I don't get you what I have coloured in magenta.
What is the share of the husband and every one of the four wives?
What is the share of the husband?
What is the share of each of the four wives?
Regards
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
It's adds nothing more or less than your own initial question.
Jumi
Well-Known Member
Do you think the man is better than the women and their owner? Then you have your answer.
If you are in a relationship based on love the answer is different.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
It should work in any healthy marriage (built upon equality and mutual trust, respect, and responsibility.)
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
I have only one wife but you know :
1.6 billion
There are about 1.6 billion Muslims, or 23% of the world’s population, making Islam the second-largest religion.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...ulation-more-widespread-than-you-might-think/
Regards
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Why would it be anything other than divided by the number of people in the polygamous marriage?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
What does this have to do with anything?
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
I think it has everything to do with humans.
Everything should have some rationale. Right?
Regards
suppose the wife has two, three or four husbands?
whaaaattt?
share with them allll I guess.
And I see this "up to four wives" rule as solid evidence that Islam is from a 7th century Arabic warlord.
Not from God at all.
Tom
Each person someone marries owns everything in common with them. If a man marries four women he owes them more than he owns.
Polygamy is a primitive form of marriage. Baboons do that. We humans should know better.
Tom
The 'crime' is its own punishment.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
I thought it was rather clear that I was comparing the notion of a society where nothing is owned and everything is shared to an insect colony. I don't see how the point could be lost on anyone.
leibowde84
Veteran Member
The reason is that if a wife chooses to stay at home and raise children, giving up progressing her career, the government has an interest in protecting the wife financially, should the husband be viloent, adulterous, run away with another girl or just a deadbeat in general.