Sorry, I’m being excessively obscure again, I just didn’t want any triplets out there to feel rejected and that I would gladly make room for them in my lifeWha?
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Marrying Twins
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Sorry, I’m being excessively obscure again, I just didn’t want any triplets out there to feel rejected and that I would gladly make room for them in my life
http://theinsanitizer.blogspot.com/2008/11/hugh-hefner-dumps-twins-for-triplets.html?m=1
Is this Steve with a shave? I’ve never seen Steve and Hef at the same time now that I think about it......
Is this Steve with a shave? I’ve never seen Steve and Hef at the same time now that I think about it......
Psssssst. Zec, you need to look at the photo again. Those three blonds are the triplets. Steve doesn't have those.... um... features.
When did Moses marry sisters?
I was wrong. Thot he had married 2 of Jethro's daughters but see I was mistaken. Thanks for pointing that out.
I was wrong. Thot he had married 2 of Jethro's daughters but see I was mistaken. Thanks for pointing that out.
it’s possible we just aren’t given that much information... interesting thought though...
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Naw, that doesn’t make sense to me.
Why replace twins for triplets? The more the merrier. Can’t we all just get along?
Nice.
Previous discussions on this topic:
Commentary on Leviticus 18:18 (other commentaries)
Official FAQ: Is Marrying Sisters Prohibited? (contains dead link to old discussion)
Identical twin sisters and polygamy (with statistics)
Adding my sister as a sister-wife?
Why is a woman and her daughter/mother forbidden?
A couple of those links brought up the idea of Leverite marriage throwing a monkey-wrench in this verse. In large families it is not uncommon for two brothers to marry girls who are sisters.
Commentary on Leviticus 18:18 (other commentaries)
Official FAQ: Is Marrying Sisters Prohibited? (contains dead link to old discussion)
Identical twin sisters and polygamy (with statistics)
Adding my sister as a sister-wife?
Why is a woman and her daughter/mother forbidden?
A couple of those links brought up the idea of Leverite marriage throwing a monkey-wrench in this verse. In large families it is not uncommon for two brothers to marry girls who are sisters.
Just finished reading the Dargers book Love times Three. Their family is comprised of cousins entering the family simultaneously, some years later, one of the wives has a twin sister that joined the family at both wives initiative.
Pretty good read. Lots of info in there on a decent poly culture and it’s norms.
Pretty good read. Lots of info in there on a decent poly culture and it’s norms.
I agree with your assessment of that book. The people involved also made themselves available for a longitudinal study of polygamous marriages.
Agreed. It is a good book.
Speaking to Daily Sun, Pikoli says polygamous marriages do not work because the wives don’t care about each other, further advising men to marry from the same family, as sisters will definitely care about each other.
Riiight, because sisters always get along. Sure. Just like Rachel and Leah.
Keeping a family integrated and a blessing to each other takes a great deal of intentionality.
In some cases marrying sisters may be a shortcut to unity, but it could easily go south if he isn’t doing the hard work.
Riiight, because sisters always get along. Sure. Just like Rachel and Leah.
Keeping a family integrated and a blessing to each other takes a great deal of intentionality.
In some cases marrying sisters may be a shortcut to unity, but it could easily go south if he isn’t doing the hard work.
Maybe it's different in his culture?
Sisters certainly care about each other, and they may have less to fight about in a shared household then women coming from different families with different ways of doing things. For example, a germaphobe woman raised by a germaphobe mom is not going to have an easy time living with someone who grew up sharing the water jug with all 12 of the kids next door, and just not caring about what microcritters might be on the hands she eats her sandwich with.
Sisters might not want to live with each other's differences forever, thinking growing up together was ENOUGH! ...but might feel differently if they had any idea of what issues the unknown woman might bring to the family.
I’m not saying that sisters won’t get along, some will and some won’t.
Here’s the thing, in many cultures where plural marriage is practiced there is no attempt by the husband to assist the integration of the women, he just marries who he will and throws them together to work it out on their own, sink or swim.
This man’s advice to marry sisters in order to have peace in his home may be the only proactive thing that he ever does. We don’t know.
Although, in a culture where women are more oppressed the dynamic may be very much in line with his advice.
Even in Western culture I have seen many cases where the husband doesn’t play much of a role in helping the wives work through relationship issues. The strongest, meanest, or favorite, one rules the roost. Or they just have separate houses with WGTOW, wives going their own way.
Here’s the thing, in many cultures where plural marriage is practiced there is no attempt by the husband to assist the integration of the women, he just marries who he will and throws them together to work it out on their own, sink or swim.
This man’s advice to marry sisters in order to have peace in his home may be the only proactive thing that he ever does. We don’t know.
Although, in a culture where women are more oppressed the dynamic may be very much in line with his advice.
Even in Western culture I have seen many cases where the husband doesn’t play much of a role in helping the wives work through relationship issues. The strongest, meanest, or favorite, one rules the roost. Or they just have separate houses with WGTOW, wives going their own way.
Historically speaking, many cultures which practiced polygamy exclusively married sisters. So in theory it can work.
In other words, the husbands aren't really leading. Matriarchy with shared assets (asset being the man).
Yes, or just being a boss and allowing an under-boss.