Yesterday, I went with a childhood friend to the 40th birthday ceremony of his uncle. The wife was there, pregnant; the 6 years old daughter was also there. Close to where the pregnant wife and her friends sat were the man’s girlfriend and her two friends. I turned to my friend to ask how a wife would feel knowing that her husband is sleeping with other women. He told me that the women don’t really mind, as long as they know that the husband still comes home to them in the evenings.
No fight broke out between the wife and the girlfriend. And I left thinking of writing about the political economy of gender relations in the town.
Hmm, Polygamy was just a hot button topic at my blog not too long ago. I know where I stand on the issue, but I find it interesting that there are some people who do not mind having such ‘open’ relationships. Anyway, let me stop there.
Hmm, Polygamy was just a hot button topic at my blog not too long ago. I know where I stand on the issue, but I find it interesting that there are some people who do not mind having such ‘open’ relationships. Anyway, let me stop there.