System Engineer IBM | Posted on
“Polyamory does not feature in
any census tick box but anecdotal evidence suggests that it is on the rise,” a
report on BBC, titled ‘Polyamorous relationships may be the future of love’,
claimed in 2016.
According to Wikipedia, in 58 out
of 200 sovereign states, polygamy is legal. The majority of these states are Muslim-majority
country, which has situated in Asia and Africa. Understand that Islam – which supports
men having multiple partners – is the second largest religion in the world and
it’s growing faster than the world’s population. So as long as we have orthodoxy
sect of Muslims at large, polygamy will stay just as relevant.
Kept aside the religious views,
today, having multiple partners is looked upon as something “modern”. More and
more couples are accepting this progressive form of lifestyle.
So, both in traditional and contemporary
world, whether you’re following scriptures or a taking a modernity approach, polygamy
is a hot topic.
Now comes legalization part.
Mentioned already, many countries have polygamy as illegal. So a person can’t
have more than one partner. If she or he does, there could be penalty.
Now this is a law that’s based on
morality and a general perception among the masses. Many people aren’t open to
the idea of having multiple partners. It’s even considered abnormal and against
the basic institution of Marriage. To that, having more partners also bring
with it plenty of economical and social stress.
These are few reasons why
polygamous relationship is so uncommon and illegal; because many people are
unlikely to share their partners with other individuals.
While many people are fighting against
the conventional attitude of multiple partners in various religions, we’re also
seeing a next-generation of population who are open to polygamy.
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