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You'll find from the article that in many cases the wives work at some task and the husband takes the money. So supporting them isn't entirely one sided (ie the
by a2tech 9y ago
You'll find from the article that in many cases the wives work at some task and the husband takes the money. So supporting them isn't entirely one sided (ie the husband isn't entirely providing). So you could look at wives in a lot of these cases as productive assets-they work, they provide you with children and raise them, and since they have no/little legal rights you can treat them however you want.
- swombat 9y agoPolyamory (mentioned by captainmuon) is a universe away from what's described in the article. I recommend reading the book "Sex At Dawn" for a thorough (if somewhat evangelical) dive into polyamory (as opposed to polygamy or monogamy), and how it has been used throughout human history and prehistory to construct stable societies with strong social bonds.