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 polyamory only persists in
today polyamory only persists in
today polyamory only persists in isolated villages in the Himalayas
isolated villages in the Himalayas
isolated villages in the Himalayas when it was time for Sunita Kumari to
when it was time for Sunita Kumari to
when it was time for Sunita Kumari to Wed her family like many in India made
Wed her family like many in India made
Wed her family like many in India made arrangements but they involved more than
arrangements but they involved more than
arrangements but they involved more than a dowry of celebration Sunita has not
a dowry of celebration Sunita has not
a dowry of celebration Sunita has not one husband not two systems but three
one husband not two systems but three
one husband not two systems but three all brothers
all brothers
all brothers what must their 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 give each generation divided
are tiny give each generation divided
are tiny give each generation divided each family’s holdings everyone would
each family’s holdings everyone would
each family’s holdings everyone would starve polyandry preserves the farm and
starve polyandry preserves the farm and
starve polyandry preserves the farm and the family’s future unlike most men in
the family’s future unlike most men in
the family’s future unlike most men in India husband’s here handle domestic
India husband’s here handle domestic
India husband’s here handle domestic duties they’re willing to help with the
duties they’re willing to help with the
duties they’re willing to help with the cooking and childcare in fraternal
cooking and childcare in fraternal
cooking and childcare in fraternal polyandry a family picks a wife for its
polyandry a family picks a wife for its
polyandry a family picks a wife for its oldest son the marriage can also include
oldest son the marriage can also include
oldest son the marriage can also include his younger brothers they don’t have to
his younger brothers they don’t have to
his younger brothers they don’t have to join in but most do no one takes a
join in but most do no one takes a
join in but most do no one takes a decision regarding one’s own marriage
decision regarding one’s own marriage
decision regarding one’s own marriage everyone at home sits down together and
everyone at home sits down together and
everyone at home sits down together and then it is decided with the consent of
then it is decided with the consent of
then it is decided with the consent of everyone polyandry also functions as a
everyone polyandry also functions as a
everyone polyandry also functions as a form of birth control no matter how many
form of birth control no matter how many
form of birth control no matter how many husbands she has a wife can get pregnant
husbands she has a wife can get pregnant
husbands she has a wife can get pregnant only so often if each man were to Wed
only so often if each man were to Wed
only so often if each man were to Wed separately the population here would
separately the population here would
separately the population here would explode but what about sex
explode but what about sex
explode but what 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 Baris tolerance is
on the wife’s part Baris tolerance is
on the wife’s part Baris tolerance is very important the wife has to
very important the wife has to
very important the wife has to understand everything up submissive be a
understand everything up submissive be a
understand everything up submissive be a Cuby the older brothers nature if the
Cuby the older brothers nature if the
Cuby the older brothers nature if the younger brothers Nature had taught over
younger brothers Nature had taught over
younger brothers Nature had taught over kissing what about jealousy that bane of
kissing what about jealousy that bane of
kissing what about jealousy that bane of even the most mundane marry if the wife
even the most mundane marry if the wife
even the most mundane marry if the wife is smart she will take turns each night
is smart she will take turns each night
is smart she will take turns each night and sleep with all the brothers
it’s not like the older brother wants a
it’s not like the older brother wants a whole time I thought that we will kneel
whole time I thought that we will kneel
whole time I thought that we will kneel until recently no one here much cared
until recently no one here much cared
until recently no one here much cared with the outside world far isolation had
with the outside world far isolation had
with the outside world far 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
flags
flags satellite dishes sprout this village has
satellite dishes sprout this village has
satellite dishes sprout this village has entered the modern world whose images of
entered the modern world whose images of
entered the modern world whose images of romance stand in sharp contrast to
romance stand in sharp contrast to
romance stand in sharp contrast to polyamory but polyamory here faces a
polyamory but polyamory here faces a
polyamory but polyamory here faces a bigger threat education as more people
bigger threat education as more people
bigger threat education as more people are becoming more educated we are also
are becoming more educated we are also
are becoming more educated we are also practicing family planning if a father
practicing family planning if a father
practicing family planning if a father has only one son there will be no
has only one son there will be no
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
that common marriage is very good I feel
that common marriage is very good I feel like everyone should live like our
like everyone should live like our
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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