JCSTREET
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You've got the right sense of humor for The OnionI blame the friggin' Mormons.
As America becomes more stratified, are we seeing more "throuple" relationships? Should we?
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We like to accept a Biblical version that says family formation happened due to God, going back to Adam and Eve. I'm not here to debate that but I'll say another key to family formation is much more basic -- going back to Caveman days -- survival, starting with food and keeping warm during the colder months.
Advance multiple thousands of years and enter in The Dismal Science, i.e., economics.
Family formation is often about economics and power, especially at the higher levels. It started with royalty and expanded into the nobility and gentry in Europe -- as well as Asia -- and into the Americas. Who you married determined your station in life. The more well off your partner, the brighter your future as a couple, including for any children who arrived.
Today, we have a challenging economy due to a multiple factors -- new and changing industries, older industries undergoing lots of change, changing required skillsets, education challenges due to high costs, overseas influences, domestic politics, etc., etc.
As a result, I've come to believe one of the great civil rights debates the United States will have in the 21st century -- as well as much of the western world -- is what constitutes a legal family. I believe we'll see multiple types of families struggling for legal recognition. Many will look similar to the plural marriage relationships you see in Utah and other parts of the United States where members of the Mormon faith live. Many will look like polyandry -- one woman, multiple men. And, yes, she'll in charge.
There could be many other versions, too. Three women -- one man. Five women -- five men. Some of the partners will be older, some will be younger. Some will be heterosexuals. Some will be gay. Some will be bi. Some will be a mix of both, including trans.
The pushback to this won't come from just the courts and the politicians. It'll likely also include the insurance industry.
Advance multiple thousands of years and enter in The Dismal Science, i.e., economics.
Family formation is often about economics and power, especially at the higher levels. It started with royalty and expanded into the nobility and gentry in Europe -- as well as Asia -- and into the Americas. Who you married determined your station in life. The more well off your partner, the brighter your future as a couple, including for any children who arrived.
Today, we have a challenging economy due to a multiple factors -- new and changing industries, older industries undergoing lots of change, changing required skillsets, education challenges due to high costs, overseas influences, domestic politics, etc., etc.
As a result, I've come to believe one of the great civil rights debates the United States will have in the 21st century -- as well as much of the western world -- is what constitutes a legal family. I believe we'll see multiple types of families struggling for legal recognition. Many will look similar to the plural marriage relationships you see in Utah and other parts of the United States where members of the Mormon faith live. Many will look like polyandry -- one woman, multiple men. And, yes, she'll in charge.
There could be many other versions, too. Three women -- one man. Five women -- five men. Some of the partners will be older, some will be younger. Some will be heterosexuals. Some will be gay. Some will be bi. Some will be a mix of both, including trans.
The pushback to this won't come from just the courts and the politicians. It'll likely also include the insurance industry.
Britva415
"Alabaster," my ass
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Imagine leaving it to people to just do what they want.
Maybe you meant "should you." You seem to have talked yourself into it with your original post. How's it going with that?
My wife seems to have all of her needs met. She has no interest in reconfiguring our situation at this time.
I would not want to injure our relationship by pushing for any change that is not aligned with her desires.
