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**gSjQEEmq** · 09-01-2012, 12:47 PM

Roughly by birth there is one man per one woman. This nature of things shows, and probably history of our species that we are meant to be monogamous.

Yet, the exponential spread of a few paternal lineages proves that our ancestors were polygamous for a long period of (pre)history.

Polygamy feels unjust in social settings. How come one woman can have few husbands and some will have none. Naturally, if polygamy is allowed, then polyandry also should be, in the sake of fairness. However it is part of human nature that rich and/or powerful men have more than one sexual partner at the same time.

It is common knowledge in France that every president since 1945, except dull and puritan De Gaulle, had at least one not-so-secret lover in addition to their wife. Mitterand even had a daughter with his lover, whom he later recognised. Sarkozy broke with the "tradition" by divorcing his wife and marrying again while in office. French culture is tolerant and understanding of men having a mistress. It some milieux it is even encouraged.

Most Japanese men (or at least white-collar workers over 40 years old) either have a mistress or frequent hostess bars, soap lands, massage parlours and other ubiquitous institution of the sex industry. In Japanese culture a wife is not seen as a woman (sexual object) once she has children. She is just a mother. This enables the husband to go see somewhere else. It is also generally accepted (and sometimes actively encouraged) by women. The same is true in Korea and it is becoming like this (again) in big Chinese cities.

09-01-2012, 12:47 PM	#16
gSjQEEmq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	Roughly by birth there is one man per one woman. This nature of things shows, and probably history of our species that we are meant to be monogamous. Yet, the exponential spread of a few paternal lineages proves that our ancestors were polygamous for a long period of (pre)history. Polygamy feels unjust in social settings. How come one woman can have few husbands and some will have none. Naturally, if polygamy is allowed, then polyandry also should be, in the sake of fairness. However it is part of human nature that rich and/or powerful men have more than one sexual partner at the same time. It is common knowledge in France that every president since 1945, except dull and puritan De Gaulle, had at least one not-so-secret lover in addition to their wife. Mitterand even had a daughter with his lover, whom he later recognised. Sarkozy broke with the "tradition" by divorcing his wife and marrying again while in office. French culture is tolerant and understanding of men having a mistress. It some milieux it is even encouraged. Most Japanese men (or at least white-collar workers over 40 years old) either have a mistress or frequent hostess bars, soap lands, massage parlours and other ubiquitous institution of the sex industry. In Japanese culture a wife is not seen as a woman (sexual object) once she has children. She is just a mother. This enables the husband to go see somewhere else. It is also generally accepted (and sometimes actively encouraged) by women. The same is true in Korea and it is becoming like this (again) in big Chinese cities.
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