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Posted: Oct 7, 2010
Has anyone watched that new show on TLC, Sister Wives? I had stated I would never watch something like that, but then were talking about it on the news in the middle of the night one night and I was curious. I have watched the first two weeks and just don't get it. My husband is going to watch it with me because I asked him to, as I want a male point of view of the show. I am sure he will think it is crazy, but I am curious. I just do not understand how you can share your husband with someone. I would be very jealous and it would be so emotionally upsetting to me, I do not think I could deal with it. I can not image, even if I was raised that way, I would participate in it. I understands that they are all intimate separately but isn't that what you have girlfriends for, to go out shopping with and help each other out watching each other's kids? And maybe I am missing something, but isn't this illegal? Why on earth would TLC want to show this? Although I have watched two weeks out of curiosity after the news piece, I can not image that I will watch more. Is it just me, am I too 'sheltered' or are other people just as confused I am?
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sister wives - SillyRabbit
[ In Reply To ..]Since it seems they fashion their lifestyle after biblical patriarchs and their multiple wives, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc., I guess they try to come to terms with the natural jealousy that any woman would have for her husband. Even in the Bible there was vehement jealousy between Sarah and Hagar as well as Leah and Rachel. Samuel's mother was miserable during the time the other wives were fertile and had children and she could not. I am not knocking their lifestyle, but it does seem heartbreaking, harsh and unfair in my opinion.
Heck, count me in. I could use a wife or 2. - nm
[ In Reply To ..]sb
LOL - leave me alone
[ In Reply To ..]I've watched and thought it would be great, except for all the kids. I would love to sleep in my bed alone and have someone else wash my husband's dirty shorts, and still have the advantage of his paycheck.
I've also thought the same thing about being a lesbian. It would be great except for the sex. Have someone fun to hang out with, someone to talk to who actually might listen.
Do I sound like an old married woman? LOL. Men, ugggg.
I must say, having had one same sex encounter way back in the day, - it was not bad. Like making love SM
[ In Reply To ..]to yourself. Dont you \"take care of matters\" yourself sometimes when the urge hits? Heck, hubby isnt home ALL the time. But I love my relationship with hubby so have stayed put. (Geesh, am I ever glad noone knows who I am, lol.)
I know, right! Me too! sm - ScoobieDoo
[ In Reply To ..]Back in the days of all that fun experimenting stuff! I wouldn't mind having a fun, cute, sexy sister-wife! My husband wouldn't mind either! Could he possibly handle 2 of us with PMS!!!
It is illegal and the authorities are considering charges. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I would NEVER be involved in such a relationship. Those women ARE experiencing feelings of jealousy and lack of attention. There were quite a few tears on last night's episode and more to come from previews. Even some confrontations.
When I saw the pitch for it, they all spoke as if there were no jealousy - just all love and acceptance. Now, however, we are seeing that there really are those issues.
My biggest concern is for those poor children. While I think these children are being loved, taken care of physically, emotionally and financially, and he is doing a great job with that, it is still not an appropriate environment to raise children. Some of their teen girls have already stated that they do NOT want to live like this in their own relationships. Even the teenagers can sense it is inappropriate.
When I hear those wives talking about feeling hurt, jealous, "like I lost my best friend" and "I'm not getting enough time with him," etc., it makes my heart just hurt for them.
He seems very charismatic in personality and concerned but I'm not convinced he is in love with all of his wives. I think he needs that "spark" of a new girlfriend and new excitement. Then, once they become a wife and things settle down, then he tends to need to look again.
Dangerous charmer, he is. LOL
JMHO
It's only illegal really.. sm - Gigi
[ In Reply To ..]if he legally married more than 1 of the women. In most plural marriages, the first wife is usually the only one the man is married to and the rest are called wives but not legally so. I did see somewhere that someone was looking into charges for some reason, but I'm not sure the reason, unless he has more than 1 marriage certificate. If not, basically it's just a bunch of women and children living with a man and his 1 wife, so nothing legally wrong with that.
I agree that I feel sorry for the children; they didn't ask to be brought into that situation and it's unfair to them, but that's just me.
Legal or not Love Big Love on HBO - oaf
[ In Reply To ..]I'm sure that show, which is truly fiction, uses a lot of literary license - but I just love those characters!!
Me too! - One of my very favorite shows.
[ In Reply To ..]z
doesn't seem very healthy - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I haven't seen the show, but have watched advertisements. I could not share my husband. Do they seem sincere with the sharing or do you think they are burying hard feelings?
What may seem unhealthy to 1 group may not - jk
[ In Reply To ..]to another. If they were raised in that culture, then that is what they know and probably feel more comfortable with you than you would believe. It is just like cultures in other countries, we may not approve or feel comfortable with it, but that is what they know, be it right or wrong in another's eyes.
Clearing up the confusion - My take on it
[ In Reply To ..]Man: Womanizer
Women: Gullible/Needy
Woman Power - Tinkerbell
[ In Reply To ..]I actually have often thought it would work out better for a woman to have multiple husbands ... one who is sensitive, a handy one, etc. since I and many other women have been known to say: "If I could just take the good things from several men and put them together." Plus women could have more sex in one night than a man (if it came down to that). ;>)
Good point - Never found him
[ In Reply To ..]I can't count the number of times I have said the same thing to my friends and family. I dated lots of men, and if I could have combined all the decent, good things I would have had a good lifetime partner. I wasn't looking for a perfect person, just one with integrity and someone I could count on.
I would want a special man for your last sentence. One that - knows his way around down there. NM
[ In Reply To ..]nm
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