religious elements of marriage. Infidel : 15 May 2012 6:29:17pm Tens of millions of children from polygamous marriages around the world also know no other life. According to the Herald Sun, polygamous "marriage" also occurs in Australia: "Centrelink general manager Hank Jongen admitted the agency was making payments to people in multiple-couple relationships." Are their children to be treated as second class citizens? By logical extension of the author's argument, polygamous marriage should therefore be legalised in Australia. onthatpointsir : 15 May 2012 6:59:42pm except there are true victims in polygamous marriages and they happen to be women. the first wives who generally cannot say no to her husband choosing to have a second wife. or the third or fourth. who is getting hurt in a consensual same sex marriage? Roberto : 15 May 2012 7:16:58pm As soon as the people in polyamorous relationships present credible, logical arguments backed up by decades of research, we'll think about it. I personally know two trios that live in such relationships. One trio is made up of a man and two women (4 years), the other is made up of three men (9 years). They are adults capable of giving their consent, therefore I see no issues. And before you pose your next question: as soon as dogs (objects, dead people, etc.) form a lobby group and start fighting to marry people.... and they manage to argue that they are capable of giving their consent, I'll think about that, too. This consent business