undoubtedly as that type of arrangement is more prevalent than the one and one type. With one and one the one stayed home and minded the family, house and kitchen garden. The other worked to obtain local currency to pay for other needs including taxes. Two halves made a whole. Now it takes one to pay the taxes, one to pay the bills and one to mind the home unless you just abandon the children to the school districts and a latch key.Finally when ends don't meet one or the other or both quit. But then we have high school kids getting up at four am and getting to bed at ten or eleven or midnight to accommodate academics, extra curricular activities and part time jobs. The same group refers to their first marriage as starter marriages. and many of the young women readily admit they expect it will take two or three to make enough retirement money. Ergo sum? 60% plus divorce and separation rate and increases in dysfunctional families. I would think polygamy wouldn't work in the USA due to basic cultural differences amongst them a distinct lack of moral values other than the fool your neighbor variety. Not so elsewhere. On the other hand Hong Kong has one particular street full of night clubs and pick up bars where ...single guys heaven. Mostly day time secretaries and so forth looking for a few extras in life and most of them from Malaysia right across the causeway.

Anywhere you find Uncle Sam's presence there is an American Alley. Uncle Sam is one of if not the world's largest providers of customers for the seamier side - in light of all that I see no problem with voluntary relationships of any type between consenting adults - if they work. The current system has not done so. if it's good for two ganders it's good for one gander and the geese. The time for spouting hypocritical moral systems is gone - as a nation. especially one that votes for the likes of Bill and Hillary.