About Real People's Stories

[FollowingHim]

Everybody loves a story!

They both entertain and teach us. Some teach us what works well. Others teach us what we'd do better to avoid.

One of the frequently asked questions at BiblicalFamilies is, "Can you tell us how all this is working for others? What works? Or doesn't?"

Rather than spouting our own ideas all the time, we thought we'd like to give you an opportunity to tell your own stories.

• What sparked your interest in a Biblical, perhaps plural marriage, family?
• How did you find Biblical Families?
• What challenges have you run into along the way? Thinking? Family? Church? Friends? Work?
• Triumphs? Failures? Regrets?
• Continuing journey?

That's what the Real People's Stories forums are for. We'd love to have you share yours.

Of course, Privacy is an issue. We want to guard yours.

So is Authenticity. We aren't interested in publishing someone's novel or fantasy as though it were real.

So here's how this works:

• You may be as real or as concealed as you like. You may change names and places, for instance. But please, the story must be as real and true and accurate as you can make it. If we have reason to doubt the truthfulness of your story, we may remove it (after discussion with you of course).
  
• Having said that, if you're going to have to report some bad experience, we'll WANT you to conceal stuff. We aren't interested in starting wars. BF Moderators may take steps if they feel it necessary to keep it "ok".
• If you wish to tell your story, just start a new thread in the "Real People's Stories" forum.
• You may choose whether to allow other people to comment, or have it locked so that it remains purely your story. By default, your thread will be open for anyone to comment on. If you want it locked, just send a message to a moderator (currently FollowingHim, UntoldGlory or nathan) and ask for your thread to be locked. We can set up a separate thread in a different forum for people to comment on, if desired, as you will see exist for several of the existing threads. If your thread is locked you will have to work with the moderator to add your own updates.
• This thread is your story. If you leave it open for comments, and later want to clean it up, just tell us and we will delete anything you wish us to.

Please feel free to share both positive and negative experiences. Polygyny is not easy, and there are many dangers along the road. We are looking for both uplifting, encouraging stories, and stories of warning. In reality, everybody's life contains both successes and failures, and we want to learn from both.

Links to some of the most positive and uplifting accounts will be placed by Biblical Families staff in the "Highlights" forum, if you wish to be encouraged and see how polygyny can actually work in the West today, start reading there.