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Old 02-08-2012, 12:08 PM   #241
Spexxvet
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Originally Posted by Lamplighter View Post
...reversed polygamy where those 40 women have multiple husbands.
Don't laugh, supposedly the latter happened in isolated Eskimo families
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I can see where this is unlikely in a society where men hold all the wealth and power. While I believe that, in our society, most wealth and power remains with men, the emergence of "cougars" may indicate that multiple husbands for women is not such a stretch these days.
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