Could bigamy be next?

Magico Gonzalez

i heard that a stoat will be legally able to marry a spider next, country has gone to the dogs joe

Minderbinder

personally think polygyny would be good for society as it would increase the numbers of offspring for the wealthy, well educated in society and reduce the chances of the uneducated swines reproducing multiple more versions of themselves. why should great men be so limited? if you have a top race horse you would want it reproducing as much as possible. it would obviously benefit society because as it stands the lower classes are only going to further outnumber the upper classes into the future.

zeffabelli

sashafierce wrote: »

Maybe I'm wrong but wouldn't incest be dangerous in the sense if kids were produced there may be birth defects? I wouldn't support incest.

As for having more than one partner.. jeez isn't once enough work!!

Not if they are gay.

Greaney

Our social welfare system was never designed with Polygamy in mind.

LookingFor

Just an aside, but this isn't a 'if same sex marriage, therefore bigamy' thing... The argument for bigamy has always been there regardless of same sex marriage. You only have to look at countries where bigamy and polygamy are legal to see that. We can ask how open minded Irish people may be to the idea, but they are quite distinct issues.

zeffabelli

We already have polygamy. Five year divorce wait means you can set up a common law spouse while your waiting for your divorce, have more kids etc.

What privaledge does a marriage bring?

blackcard

zeffabelli wrote: »

We already have polygamy. Five year divorce wait means you can set up a common law spouse while your waiting for your divorce, have more kids etc.

What privaledge does a marriage bring?

You could ask all the people who voted yes yesterday

c montgomery

DarkyHughes wrote: »

Can the mods do their jobs please & delete these stupid ****ing threads because a few assholes are unhappy with how a democratic vote went.

Pretty intolerant attitude you have there!!

Buona Fortuna

Pretzill wrote: »

That's bigayou




(Get's coat before another what's-next thread opens)

Only just got that

silverfeather

Plumgirth wrote: »

I have two girlfriends and a child with each we all live together, financially it works well as my girlfriends can both work part time and share childminding duties while I work full time. Legally it would be nice to have our relationship recognised for practical purposes.

How many bambinos??

zeffabelli

blackcard wrote: »

You could ask all the people who voted yes yesterday

That's what I'm doing.

mocha please!

If there ever were such a referendum, I'd probably vote in favour of it. It would be good to have some legislation in place, particularly in cases where children are involved.

However I just can't see it ever happening. There are too few people involved in such relationships, or who feel strongly about the issue, to put pressure on the government to hold a referendum.

Also ... If you're someone who's capable of loving more than one person, doesn't that sort of go against the nature of marriage? I mean if you're in a committed long-term relationship with two people, at what stage can you rule out the possibility of a time coming where you want a fourth person to the relationship? It's another reason that I can't ever imagine there being a big push for a referendum.

silverfeather

no way monogamy foreverrrr

Means Of Escape

blackcard wrote: »

Is it possible to love two people at the same time? Is it possible to be okay with the fact that the person who loves you also loves someone else?

Cue Mary Mc Gregor singing "Torn between two lovers"

silverfeather

Originally Posted by blackcard
Is it possible to love two people at the same time? Is it possible to be okay with the fact that the person who loves you also loves someone else?

No it's not. Never I could never love anyone who loved someone else. I would become apathetic to them. That's a platonic kind of love there is no passion. For me anyway. I demand loyalty and faithfullnes. It's an attractive quality.

Greaney

mocha please! wrote: »

If there ever were such a referendum, I'd probably vote in favour of it. It would be good to have some legislation in place, particularly in cases where children are involved.

However I just can't see it ever happening. There are too few people involved in such relationships, or who feel strongly about the issue, to put pressure on the government to hold a referendum.

Some folk couldn't see gay marriage happening five years ago so it's possible.

FloatingVoter

What if your other half loves Jesus too ? Stiff competition there, middle eastern guy with godlike powers.

silverfeather

Not for me anyway...my lover is all mine or nothing! Yes I am excessive!

SaveOurLyric

Fortunately, we are following a path of equality for all, and retaining laws that forbid someone who is married from additionally marrying someone else is just plain discrimination. Those who believe in being married solely to one person are entitled to to that if they wish. But they cannot restrain others from being married to two or more people if they wish it, just because they would not choose to be bigamist or polygamist themselves.
It can only be a matter of time if we are really true to our conviction in Fridays referendum decision. Probably not within this Dail at this stage. But surely in the next one.

SaveOurLyric

silverfeather wrote: »

Not for me anyway...my lover is all mine or nothing! Yes I am excessive!

But surely you wouldnt deny other the possibility to do so even though it isnt your choice for yourself ?

Lando Griffin

At the beginning of this thread I was for Monogamy , then I found out that Im not in favour of it but instead would be in favour of polygamy. Then my one wife came in and reminded me of the list of DIY she has earmarked for me to do and has convinced herself that I can do them a to top tradesman levels.
Now I just want to be left alone.

wakka12

2(or more) consenting adults, doing something that has no negative effects on the lives of anybody else outside of the arrangement is perfectly fine by me.

wakka12

allthedoyles wrote: »

Has to prostitution next , thats if it needs a referendum to be legalised

If gay marriage needed one Id say prostitution will as well.
Also legalisation of marijuana.
Abortion and euthanasia.

I hope all 4 pass.

wakka12

Also I would vote for polygamy but I seriously doubt it will ever pass if gay marriage got as much opposition as it did.

zeffabelli

I vote that asexual relationships, whether incestuos or not, should have equal rights and enjoy the privaledges that homo and heterosexuals now enjoy.

Maximus Alexander

zeffabelli wrote: »

I vote that asexual relationships, whether incestuos or not, should have equal rights and enjoy the privaledges that homo and heterosexuals now enjoy.

I may be missing your point somehow, but there is nothing preventing two asexual people of either gender from marrying.

ToddyDoody

Are you born a bigamist or do you become a bigamist?

whisky_galore

zeffabelli wrote: »

What privaledge does a marriage bring?

Gay and lesbian couples have a perfect right to be as miserable as heterosexual married couples.

ThinkProgress

Polygamy is something I could see... but not bigamy.

Some people are capable of satisfying more than one partner, while others struggle to satisfy one! (or any)

Carlos Orange

allthedoyles wrote: »

Has to prostitution next , thats if it needs a referendum to be legalised

Prostitution is legal in Ireland. Unless I missed it being criminalised which is possible.