On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, William T Goodall wrote:
>
> On 4 Feb 2008, at 03:24, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
>
>> Keith Henson wrote:
>>>
>>> Considering that polygamy is the norm for the vast majority of the
>>> cultures in the world, it's an interesting question how the western
>>> countries, and a few others, became monogamous. It seems to be
>>> associated with settled agriculture but I don't know if there is a
>>> connection or why.
>>>
>> I would guess that it's peace that doomed polygamy. There can't
>> be polygamy unless there's more women than men, otherwise
>> the men without women will revolt.
>>
>
> If gay men don't marry women then there are more available women than
> straight men.
You're failing to take into account lesbians who have absolutely no
interest in men. (Like several people in one of my social circles....)
That might balance things out somewhat there, putting you back to square
one.
It was an intriguing suggestion, though.
Julia
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