polygamous marriage is more meritorious than gay marriage, and if we allow gay we should polygamous

Now, I will address some of my opponents arguments before going into some of my own. but it's at least as natural, or even more natural, for there to be unions with more than one other person. humans as with most animals, are somewhat polygamous in their natural state. they say shouldar width in apes, monkeys etc is proportional to how promiscuous they are, wider shouldards, more polygameous etc. .. and humans aren't super polygomous, but there're not naturally monogamous either The problem with this argument here, is that the examples of "polygamous" animals in nature is: a) Almost exclusively polygynous, I. e. One male with multiple females, and b) Has nothing to do with long term relationships, such as those seen in marriage, and everything to do with simply having multiple sex partners. The problem with A, is that this type of polygamy is extremely limiting in equality and rights of women. With B, clearly the problem here is that this is not only legal in most human societies, it is also counterproductive to the very reason of marriage. Also, it is spelled "Shoulder", and I am unsure as to why you spelled "polygamous", differently, twice in the same sentence. but with the gay marriage coming first in society. .. . it opens up the question of marriage, it is fair to argue, that to be fair or equitable to those who aren't monogamous we allow it. some call it a slippery slope appeal. .. . but it's more of a slippery slope to go from polygamous marriage, or any marriage between opposite sexes, to gay marriage. Please explain how it is more of a slippery slope to go from polygamous marriage or any marriage between opposite sexes, to gay marriage. Do not forget the fact that homosexuality exists in nature as well. (1) Now, I shall present my own arguments. 1. Polygamy would create a logistical nightmare. If we allow polygamy, it would create a logistical nightmare for the government to keep track of both the spouses, children, family, etc. Assuming that we allow both Polygyny(A male taking multiple wives) and polyandry(A woman taking multiple husbands), we would have multiple people with multiple wives and husbands. Your wife could have three husbands, and 2 of those husbands are married to 2 other women, and so forth. Marriage provides various benefits that are shared throughout the family, and polygamy would seriously cost the government time and money to both track down, confirm, and provide equal benefits to all wives and husbands. 2. Polygamy produces problems in court. Consider this scenario. So, your husband is on life support. You want to take him off life support and pull the plug. Three of your fellow wives agree. Your other 2 wives, do not. Clearly, the rights of the wife, will be violated, whichever action is chosen. The problem is clearly outlined. Where do the individual rights begin, and others end? It's not possible to give equal rights to all partners in a polygamous relationship. Another problem it produces in court, is during divorce proceedings. If 2 of 4 wives divorce their husband because he was being abusive, the wives suffer, because the husband could not possibly pay for child support for 2 wives, while caring for 2 other wives. 3. Polygamy hurts the marriage. How is a husband supposed to provide care and attention to their wives, when they have 3 wives? Furthermore, polygamy can also produce jealousy and resentment, not to mention the fact that marriage is built on compromise and partnership, yet, if one wife does not agree, the husband does not need to compromise; he has 2 other wives who will fulfill his needs, doesn"t need to do anything to the other wife, and just has to wait to get her to come around. I now await my opponents response. Sources: 1. . http://www.news-medical.net...