Re: Is it possible to live with another woman?
The ones who are happy with their husbands having multiple wives are the ones who had good marriages in the first place
hmm.......still desi women in good marriages wouldn't do it...........why do u think that is??
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^Altho it's still a minority who'd be ok with it I think they would be more likely if they were happier in other parts of their marriage (eg the inlaws/housing issues which let's be honest seems to affect most of them).. Yes, they're jealous etc. but** no more** than other arabs and other women imo.. I do think a lot of the issues come from the resentment ppl feel when they reckon they've given up so much yet have gotten nothing or v.little in return..
Like I said there are loads of factors to it but I think that's a big one.. Desi women are expected to give up a lot more in contrast to arab women when they marry and are more likely to face problems if they're divorcees and want to remarry.. I think their husbands taking another wife would likely tip a lot of them over the edge..
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Has anyone watched 'sisterwives' it's an american show but I watch it online. It's about a real life poly family that all live under one roof (they have seperate flats within). Every wife is really happy, the 3rd wife even refused marriage proposals from single guys because she wanted to be a 3rd wife. The women who choose to go into these marriages are the happy ones.
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^oh..glad you came.....can you shed some light on Arab women who are multiple wives??
Are they ok with it..since its part of culture..
or
they are oppressed and can't do anything about it
or
they are greedy so they accept other woman..because they don't want to let go of luxuries afforded??
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I think Arab society is conditioned to be more accepting of multiple wives...whereas desi women are raised with the idea of another woman (in any capacity) is taboo.
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^basically preference of culture over religion?? Just like all other evils of desi society resulting from mixing of relgion and culture?? 
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It can be any of those reasons, depends on the women really. The only poly marriages in my family have been where the guy has been forced to marry a girl from back home when he really wanted to marry some white girl. The back home wives usually put up with it because they are poor/uneducated/dependent.
Edit: Maybe we are slightly conditioned, sometimes I daydream about having a sisterwife. lol
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^so women living in arab countries don't really accept this practice with their heart....just that they have to face this???
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^so women living in arab countries don't really accept this practice with their heart....just that they have to face this???
Nomi there is no one size fits all answer, I don't live in an Arab country (never have). For evey women you meet unhappy in that type of marriage you will meet another women that desires that type of marriage. It's a personal preference.
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you will meet another women that desires that type of marriage.
hmm...you see...in desi society...NO woman desires that type of marriage ....so thats the difference.....i jus asked you thinking that you might have a better idea......
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I wish our desi women be more understanding. And what if we have higher sex drive???
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As far as my personal opinion and experience is concerned, Arab women are bit of tough cookies as well. They're emotionally lot stronger, dignified and social than their Asian counterparts. Its nature as well as nurture.
And I don't think this housing/inlaws problems in desi communities argument really delivers a punch, a desi woman could be rich, independent, and may be living in a continent away from her inlaws yet she would tear down the house over a prospect of her husband marrying again.
Re: Is it possible to live with another woman?
As far as my personal opinion and experience is concerned, Arab women are bit of tough cookies as well. They're emotionally lot stronger, dignified and social than their Asian counterparts. Its nature as well as nurture.
And I don't think this housing/inlaws problems in desi communities argument really delivers a punch, a desi woman could be rich, independent, and may be living in a continent away from her inlaws yet she would tear down the house over a prospect of her husband marrying again.
totally agree with this
Re: Is it possible to live with another woman?
As far as my personal opinion and experience is concerned, Arab women are bit of tough cookies as well. They're emotionally lot stronger, dignified and social than their Asian counterparts. Its nature as well as nurture.
And I don't think this housing/inlaws problems in desi communities argument really delivers a punch, a desi woman could be rich, independent, and may be living in a continent away from her inlaws yet she would tear down the house over a prospect of her husband marrying again.
totally agree with this!