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In reply to the discussion: Gay people can have multipartner relationships too. [View all]pnwmom
(109,039 posts)How would any limit be justified?
How would this work for Social Security and spousal benefits?
For employer benefits?
In a libertarian dream world where there were no governmental benefits involved, any form of marriage could be recognized and it wouldn't matter. But unless you support dismantling Social Security and required employee benefits, then I don't see how it's practical.
Most people are polyamorous, that is, capable of loving more than one person at a time. Marriage requires the same thing out of the polyamorous as it does anyone else -- selecting one person to be the spouse.
Being polyamorous isn't an orientation like being gay. Or, if it is, it's an almost universal orientation. It's only the practice, of living together in a polyamorous household, that is rare.