In a message dated 2/28/04 12:04:21 PM Central Standard Time,
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> Very good point. It is so easy to from a Western perspective criticize
> polygamy, but can it not
> also be said that things CAN BE better for a senior wife who has a co-wife
> in the household
> sharing work and responsibilities, than having family resources leak to
> outside "girlfriends"?
Yep! amd most of the time in our society, the outside girlfriend is taken
care of at the expense of the wife at home. I have seen it with my own eyes.
Jabou
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