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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was the pp who wrote about polygamy in my family. The culture was Chinese. 
There are a few things that I have noticed over the years about what works with polygamy.
First, the men have to be relatively wealthy. Poverty makes everyone miserable. Later the wives blame their misery on polygamy when in reality, it is the lack of money, which is in part due to the large family. 
Second the men can not expect to exploit one wife to provide for the others. That gets old quickly. 
Third, the men have to be mature enough to avoid pitting one wife against the other. This is probably the trickiest part of it. Some say that they just never speak about one wife with the other and keep them as far apart as is reasonable. 
Last, the men need to be likeable. The bad guys never make it. [/quote]

I can add to that through the lens of Muslim practices, specifically Gulf Arabs.

First, it's the money. The guy needs to be rich, the richer the better.  In that religion, the man is responsible for 100% of all household expenses plus children. There is no commingling of assets in Islam.

Second, it's better if the women don't care too much about the guy or care only slightly.  It works well in marriages built on recognition of mutual duties vs. passionate love. I.e. the guy makes a rotation and sticks to it faithfully.  The wives also appreciate some time off.

Third, it helps if society embraces the practice.  Children of polygamous marriages in the Gulf tend to get along well and see each other as full brothers and sisters. This does not, though, extend to wives. All wives live separately and are not expected to mingle.  There is no expectation of a mixed household, and it is fact very strongly frowned upon.  All wives are entitled to separate households. [/quote]

I have noticed that some of those Mormons actually are passionately in love with their husbands. [/quote]

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