it’s called polyandry one woman several husbands it’s an unusual arrangement
husbands it’s an unusual arrangement
husbands it’s an unusual arrangement today polyandry only persists in
today polyandry only persists in
today polyandry only persists in isolated villages in the Himalayans when
isolated villages in the Himalayans when
isolated villages in the Himalayans when it was time for Sunita Kumari with her
it was time for Sunita Kumari with her
it was time for Sunita Kumari with her family like many in India made
family like many in India made
family like many in India made arrangements but they involve more than
arrangements but they involve more than
arrangements but they involve more than a doubt celebration Sunita has not one
a doubt celebration Sunita has not one
a doubt celebration Sunita has not one husband not two systems but three all
husband not two systems but three all
husband not two systems but three all brothers
brothers
brothers what muster life be like
Westerners might find the practice
Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works
shocking but for this community it works
shocking but for this community it works fine
fine
fine one reason sheer practicality in the
one reason sheer practicality in the
one reason sheer practicality in the Himalayas arable land of scarce farms
Himalayas arable land of scarce farms
Himalayas arable land of scarce farms are tiny if each generation divided each
are tiny if each generation divided each
are tiny if each generation divided each family’s holdings everyone would starve
family’s holdings everyone would starve
family’s holdings everyone would starve polyandry preserves the farm and the
polyandry preserves the farm and the
polyandry preserves the farm and the family’s future unlike most men in India
family’s future unlike most men in India
family’s future unlike most men in India husband’s here handle domestic duties
husband’s here handle domestic duties
husband’s here handle domestic duties they’re willing to help with the cooking
they’re willing to help with the cooking
they’re willing to help with the cooking and childcare in fraternal polyandry a
and childcare in fraternal polyandry a
and childcare in fraternal polyandry a family picks a wife for its oldest son
family picks a wife for its oldest son
family picks a wife for its oldest son the marriage can also include his
the marriage can also include his
the marriage can also include his younger brothers they don’t have to join
younger brothers they don’t have to join
younger brothers they don’t have to join in but most do no one takes a decision
in but most do no one takes a decision
in but most do no one takes a decision regarding one’s own marriage everyone at
regarding one’s own marriage everyone at
regarding one’s own marriage everyone at home sits down together and then it’s
home sits down together and then it’s
home sits down together and then it’s decided with the consent of everyone
decided with the consent of everyone
decided with the consent of everyone polyandry also functions as a form of
polyandry also functions as a form of
polyandry also functions as a form of birth control
birth control
birth control no matter how many husbands she has a
no matter how many husbands she has a
no matter how many husbands she has a wife can get pregnant only so often if
wife can get pregnant only so often if
wife can get pregnant only so often if each man were to Wed separately the
each man were to Wed separately the
each man were to Wed separately the population here would explode but what
population here would explode but what
population here would explode but what about sex
about sex
about sex the forbidden core of a polyandry taboo
the forbidden core of a polyandry taboo
the forbidden core of a polyandry taboo in truth it’s a matter of scheduling and
in truth it’s a matter of scheduling and
in truth it’s a matter of scheduling and on the wife’s part forbearance is very
on the wife’s part forbearance is very
on the wife’s part forbearance is very important the wife has to understand
important the wife has to understand
important the wife has to understand everything the older brother’s nature
everything the older brother’s nature
everything the older brother’s nature the younger brothers nature had Toto
the younger brothers nature had Toto
the younger brothers nature had Toto make you say what about jealousy that
make you say what about jealousy that
make you say what about jealousy that vain of even the most mundane marriage
vain of even the most mundane marriage
vain of even the most mundane marriage if the wife is smart she will take turns
if the wife is smart she will take turns
if the wife is smart she will take turns each night asleep with all the brothers
each night asleep with all the brothers
each night asleep with all the brothers let’s get wives in India I say
let’s get wives in India I say
let’s get wives in India I say it’s not like the older brother wants or
it’s not like the older brother wants or
it’s not like the older brother wants or old Todd I thought okay who knows until
old Todd I thought okay who knows until
old Todd I thought okay who knows until recently no one here much cared what the
recently no one here much cared what the
recently no one here much cared what the outside world thought isolation had
outside world thought isolation had
outside world thought isolation had preserved a way of life that had
preserved a way of life that had
preserved a way of life that had withered everywhere else but a road now
withered everywhere else but a road now
withered everywhere else but a road now links the region to distant cities and
links the region to distant cities and
links the region to distant cities and on roofs once decorated only with prayer
on roofs once decorated only with prayer
on roofs once decorated only with prayer flags satellite dishes sprout this
flags satellite dishes sprout this
flags satellite dishes sprout this village has entered the modern world
village has entered the modern world
village has entered the modern world whose images of romance stand in sharp
whose images of romance stand in sharp
whose images of romance stand in sharp contrast to polyamory but polyamory here
contrast to polyamory but polyamory here
contrast to polyamory but polyamory here faces a bigger threat education as more
faces a bigger threat education as more
faces a bigger threat education as more people are becoming more educated we are
people are becoming more educated we are
people are becoming more educated we are also practicing the family planning if a
also practicing the family planning if a
also practicing the family planning if a father has only one son there will be no
father has only one son there will be no
father has only one son there will be no question about the land therefore common
question about the land therefore common
question about the land therefore common marriages will come to an end in two
marriages will come to an end in two
marriages will come to an end in two perhaps three generations polyandry may
perhaps three generations polyandry may
perhaps three generations polyandry may vanish here but for now those who
vanish here but for now those who
vanish here but for now those who practices find comfort in the familiar
feel that common marriage is very good I
feel that common marriage is very good I feel like everyone should live like our
feel like everyone should live like our
feel like everyone should live like our family even if we do not have anything
family even if we do not have anything
family even if we do not have anything to eat or drink we sit happily we live
to eat or drink we sit happily we live
to eat or drink we sit happily we live peacefully
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