Now my friend was most concerned about the polygamist I had referred to in my last article. According to him, the octogenarian was a poor representative of ‘real’ polygamists in his country. A polygamist married to three wives, my new found friend revealed that he had found true happiness, that unlike most men, he is content and will probably die a very happy man. After listening to him for about half an hour, my curiousity got the better of me and I asked him about the living arrangements in his marriage.
Each wife, I am told, has their own marital house and space where they raise their own children. I was also told that in some cases the wives even live in different towns or villages, very far from each other. Fair enough, in reality they are and will always remain rivals. Naturally my next question was about the ‘real’ living arrangements. With a hearty laugh, my friend assures me that the man of the house(s) operates on a schedule, where he visits each wife every now and then.
