Case in point: the longrunning series, Sister Wives. But, of course, fans who watch the show and are not familiar with the polygamous lifestyle still find themselves confused about the actual logistics of how a man can live harmoniously with multiple wives. A post shared by Meri Brown therealmeribrown. Polygamy is also known as plural marriage in which a man is allowed to have more than one wife. In other religions, some men are allowed to have up to four wives. But in Mormonism, there is no specific limit to how many wives a man can have.

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We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Many people confuse polyamory, polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry — and this confusion is unsurprising, considering that those terms are new to most of us! While these are all different relationship styles that involve more than two people, there are some key differences between them. In short, polyamory is the act of having intimate relationships with more than one person at the same time. A polyamorous person might have or might be open to having multiple romantic partners. Some polyamorous people are married and have partners outside of their marriage.
View Iframe URL. They were swingers, but Rich wanted more than unattached sex, and broached the subject of polygamy with his wife. The marriage soon broke up. In , Rich met Angela Hinkley, and soon told her how much he liked the show.