Polygyny in America: How Can Women Sharing One Husband Really Get Along?

There are communities in America practicing polygyny, the culture of one man marrying several women. This is not to be confused with men cheating on their wives with secret girlfriends. In polygynous families, the women have a bond of sisterhood and are committed to the family. Some women in western society find this difficult to comprehend. "How can women sharing the same man be friendly towards each other?" they ask. Today we'll talk to some of the women and men in polygynous families and understand the higher spiritual commitment to love, marriage, family, children, and harmony it takes for women to agree to share and to do so without acrimony towards each other. Can a man have two or more wives and be fair to all of them? Can a woman feel secure knowing that her husband loves another woman as much as he loves her? What is the real basis for a harmonious polygynous marriage? What kind of relationship should the women have with each other? How is it possible to love a woman like a sister who is intimate with your husband? There is much more to polygyny than sex. Today's guests discuss polygyny "from the waist up."