Is anyone watching "My Three Wives" now?
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:08 PM
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Is anyone watching "My Three Wives" now?
Ugggggggggh. It's on TLC (The Learning Channel). It's a man in Texas who married one woman, had kids with her, then had an "unofficial" marriage to a second woman, now there is a third. :puke:
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:22 PM
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1. No one else is watching this?
It is the most gag-worthy thing I've seen in a long-time. Granted, I only found it while channel-surfing, but like a trainwreck I can't look away.
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:29 PM
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2. yep - I am watching it
if that is how they want to live, I do not see why it would a problem for anyone else . . their arrangement certainly has no impact on me
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:32 PM
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3. I would normally agree
but it's obvious they are very unhappy, with the "husband" holding court with all his wimminfolks. I think the guy is a dickhead and a control-freak.
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:36 PM
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4. I only see a problem with it if the women aren't equals to the man
in the relationship. I haven't seen the show, so I can't judge them. However, I have no problems with people choosing to live in a polyamorous relationship, provided they are all equals within that relationship.
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:42 PM
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since when does any form of marriage include a provision that all are equal???? How many "legal" marriages operate on that premise?
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:45 PM
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6. Well, I think everyone should be equal within a "legal" marriage as well
so I don't really understand your point.
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:49 PM
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8. well - I was just commenting that you said
you supported polyamorous relationships provided all are equals I just did not understand why you limited that statement to these relationships
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:48 PM
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7. And since you are watching it
Do you think they look HAPPY? It's total strife and stress and insecurity.
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:50 PM
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9. no - they certainly do not appear to be happy
Edited on Sun Sep-24-06 07:51 PM by DrDan
but I do not see any trying to leave the relationship or being forced to stay against their will
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Sun Sep-24-06 07:55 PM
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They are miserable, but have been manipulated by this asshole to think he is the "prize" over which to be fought and retained. It is clearly not an equitable arrangement.
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Sun Sep-24-06 08:00 PM
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11. do you think any of these women
would be in an equitable arrangement if in a typical marriage? I certainly do not disagree with you - this guy is a total jerk - he thrives on their dependency
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Sun Sep-24-06 08:57 PM
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Weak women + predatory jerk.
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Sun Sep-24-06 08:53 PM
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12. I watched it for the whole hour.
Then turned it off in disgust. :puke: Curiosity kept me going. :shrug: The pukiest part was how much this dude thought he was the world's gift to women. And then he has this meeting to tell them all how it's going to be. Well, OK, that was slightly less puke-worthy than when he looked in the mirror and declared how "pretty" he is. :puke:
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Sun Sep-24-06 09:02 PM
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was especially barf-o-rama. "I look so good!" or whatever he said. He enjoyed sitting back and watching the women fight amongst themselves, OVER HIM, and then acted like he was the most reasonable person in the room.
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Sun Sep-24-06 09:04 PM
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:puke: Jeez! He's some fucked-up guy! Harleydad observed that the guy must have a problem with commitment ... b/c he kept them all at arms-length.
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Sun Sep-24-06 09:13 PM
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16. well - you might argue he is
fucked up, but he is able to attract women into his arrangement and his kids want a life-style similar to his when they grow up - at least the one boy claimed that
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Sun Sep-24-06 09:26 PM
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17. Most of the kids said otherwise
Anyone here can watch a rerun of this show. The kids were very uncomfortable with this arrangement.
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Sun Sep-24-06 09:37 PM
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19. That was the impression I got, Truthiness Inspector.
And they SURE didn't want the third wife.
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Sun Sep-24-06 09:35 PM
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18. Lots of fucked-up men can attract women.
It's a mystery to me what they see in him. We must've watched a different show. I only saw one kid say he might want more than one wife.
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Mon Sep-25-06 12:03 AM
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The third wife ended up leaving the home in tears. The other two wives now say that he will have to earn their trust.
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Mon Sep-25-06 12:31 AM
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21. I'm betting they're sucking off welfare as most polygamous families do.
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