Multiply Me

Make no mistakes about it. The After Party Hostess wants to get married and have a team of babies. I’m not one of these modern women who spout out things like, “If it happens it happens.” Because when you put that out into the universe, that’s what you get in return. My personality is such that I want what I want and I don’t want to share. I’ll share my sandwich. I’ll share my last ten bucks. But I am incapable of knowingly sharing my man. But that’s just me.

Everythang really isn’t for everybody. There are things that I’d not do simply because knowledge of self tells me it would end with me punching someone in the neck. But I don’t shake a stick at anyone else because they choose to do something I wouldn’t. I almost ordered HBO last night. Yes, I have basic digital cable. But hey, I’m frugal, and unemployed. Anyhow, there was an advertisement for a new show about polygamy. Like so many other things I wouldn’t do, this fascinates me.

If you were to bring this type of relationship up to a group of women, most would raise their hand to Jesus and say, “Oh hell naw!” And you know what? Most of them are full of it. Most of them have competed for a man. Most of them have knowingly shared at least one. Most of them assume their husbands are going to cheat at least once. Most of them would turn a blind eye to a child concieved outside of their marriage. So then what’s the problem with a polygamous marriage? Everything is out in the open. If you have the luck to be the first wife, you still get to pretty much run everything. And shoot, you don’t have to deal with the husband that much.

So when I hear about Utah type situations, I don’t trip. Because as long as all parties involved are cool, good. Those women knew what they were getting into. They knew about the lifestyle. This is where some of you men are probably shaking your heads thinking this is all good! Well stop it! Why come men get to have multiple wives?? Is that somewhere in the Utahian Bible that polygamy is only good for men? Where are the women with a team of husbands??

I had a friend justify the ploygamy thing by saying that back in the day, there were horrible wars that left a lot of woman husbandless. And since women couldn’t do too much to provide for their families, it was best that they find a new husband. But there really weren’t enough to go around because of wars. But I said that already. Anyway, that’s when polygamy became acceptable and got written into religions and stuff. The thing is though, that man was responsible for taking care of all of his wives and their children. Now tell me if today we can find a man who is willing to be the sole supporter of several wives and all of their kids! Men, polygamy isn’t so good when you think of it from a financial standpoint because so many of y’all can’t wrap your minds around being the sole supporter of one woman and set of kids, let alone multiples! *eyeroll*

I never researched this myself. I much more enjoy random speculation on my blog. But if what he said is true, and we are beaten over the head with the Not Enough Black Men To Go Around statistic, then it’s just a matter of time before polygamy becomes acceptable in our communities. Wait, it already is. They just don’t get married.