Introduction: Wei Xiaobao is a character in "The Deer and the Cauldron". Some people say that he has multiple wives, which can be regarded as "polygamy", but he only really loves one. There are indeed countries where polygamy exists. In the eyes of some people, "polygamy" means t

introduction: Wei Xiaobao is a character in " The Deer and the Cauldron ". Some people say that he has multiple wives, which can be regarded as "polygamy", but he only really loves one.

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There are indeed countries where the phenomenon of polygamy exists. In the eyes of some people, "polygamy" means that a man can have multiple wives, so such a man should be happy and have a lot of love. Is this really the case?

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According to data, there are many countries where polygamy exists. For example, the Zulu people of South Africa are not only polygamous, but having more wives indicates a man’s high status. However, the only men who can really marry more than three wives are the rich, and the poor cannot afford to marry multiple wives.

For example, the president of South Africa is of course a rich man, and they have many wives. It is said that Mandela had three wives, while Zuma had six wives.

Let’s not think of “polygamy” so well. The media had reported on a driver in South Africa. According to the driver, he was married to a wife and had five children. He and another "girlfriend" didn't get a marriage certificate and they also had a child. The two wives lived in two places and never met. He said he didn't have more money to marry three wives.

Global Times reported last year that polygamy is legal in South Africa. But in recent years, in the interest of equality, the South African government has considered allowing polyandry, but this consideration has been widely opposed.

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Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. The system stipulated in its marriage law is "monogamy." The actual situation is that in Malaysia, there is both polygamy and monogamy. For example, in the marriages between the local Malay people and the Ibon people, there is a phenomenon of "polygamy", while the Chinese generally practice "monogamy".

It is said that in Malaysia, the "man's paradise", a man can marry up to 4 wives, and marrying a second wife must obtain the consent of the first wife, and marrying a third wife must obtain the consent of the second wife...

马Every time a man marries a wife, he needs to provide her with a separate residence and visit her once a week. That is to say, the husband must let his wife get equal exposure to rain and dew, and treat every wife fairly.

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Before the promulgation of the Civil Code in Thailand, affected by traditional marriage customs and the fact that there were fewer men than women, there was a phenomenon of a wealthy man marrying multiple wives.

However, the above statement should be the situation before 1935. As for the legendary saying "how many water jars are in front of the door, the husband of the house has several wives" is just a gimmick told by the tour guide, and it is just a legend.

Thailand's "Civil Code" promulgated in 1935 stipulates that Thai citizens practice "monogamy" and men's concubinage is illegal and violates "bigamy."

In Thailand, there are many cases of bigamy. For example, just in April last year, a policeman in Thailand secretly held a wedding ceremony with his mistress, but his wife took him to court. The court ordered the mistress to compensate his wife 300,000 baht.

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If some people think that "polygamous" men will live a happy life, that is not necessarily the case. Even men who live in polygamous countries are not necessarily happy. Rich people marrying multiple wives is just a traditional marriage method.

In fact, it is the rich who can really afford to marry "polywives", while men with low incomes and poor financial conditions will have difficulty in supporting a family if they marry one wife and have many children.

For example, there is a landlocked country in the center of South America with a population of less than 7 million. This country is Paraguay . Paraguay has been affected by years of war, and there are far more women than men.

In order to increase the population and solve the problem of female marriage, this country once enforced "polygamy". Men must marry more than three wives, otherwise it is illegal.

For wealthy people in Paraguay, they can afford to marry three or four wives, but for ordinary Paraguayan men, they cannot afford three or four wives and their children.

Due to the heavy financial burden and pressure, men in this country are more inclined to "abolish polygamy."In the 1960s, as the economy improved and the population grew, Paraguay abolished polygamy regulations.

Conclusion: The emergence of polygamy and monogamy are related to geography, ethnicity, marriage customs, population and economic and social development environment to some extent. Polygamy is just a phenomenon in human marriage. For most men, the so-called happiness is nothing more than a cloud.