Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I'm simply unable to see polygamy as anything other than disrespectful, as the result of living very close to a community of fundamentalist LDS polygamists, whose church doctrine violates a number of our country's laws and human rights.

I suppose I could accept that (theoretically) it could function between fully-informed, consenting adults, however, I see envy making it impossible to succeed. Humans are instinctively programmed to place their needs and survival and those of their offspring before any other, and as such, sharing partners willfully is not in our nature.

EDIT: Deej, your definition of polygamy isn't actually polygamy, it's just an open relationship. Polygamy, in terms of relationships, specifically relates to the marital relationship of multiple individuals, it's not about sex.