Polygamy, why not?

Ever since we were kids, we were asked questions like: Who do you love more, mommy or daddy? An answer like, I love them both equally, would be unacceptable. Or asking a mother which of her children she loves best, during family lunches was a completely normal question to be asked.

We were put under the illusion that we can’t love one person as much as we love another. Truth is love is a feeling that is not measurable. We are able to love more than one person simultaneously, we love them differently, based on unique characteristics that they have.

That selfishness in love is also manifested in romantic relationships, where we are morally and ethically obliged to be committed to one person.

Modern day societies condemn polygamy, and set laws making the practice illegal. Whereas in old religious scriptures such as the Bible and the Quran, polygamy was approved.

What the Quran says about polygamy:

“ 4:3

Marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four. “

What the Bible says about polygamy:

“ Genesis 4:19

And Lamech took unto him two wives. “

“ In biblical times, the Lord commanded some to practice plural marriage — the marriage of one man and more than one woman. By revelation, the Lord commanded Joseph Smith to institute the practice of plural marriage among Church members in the early 1840s. For more than half a century, plural marriage was practiced by some Latter-day Saints under the direction of the Church President.”

When we come to describe a partner, the best way to put it is a best friend with whom we have a physical and a mental connection and attraction. We can have more than one best friend, and we are definitely physically enticed by many. So why is it that we are made to believe that we can only be with one person and it would be outrageous and unethical to be with more?