I’ve always been fascinated by polygamy, and I’ve watched many polygamy documentaries, did a college paper on polygamy, and watch several polygamy reality shows including Sister Wives, Polygamy USA, My Five Wives. 3 Wives, One Husband, and Seeking Sister Wife.
Those women are miserable. They only stay because of their religious belief that they need to live that way to get into heaven. They believe in the afterlife, each family gets a planet, and the bigger your family is, the bigger your planet. And THAT is the goal. Multiple wives means a large amount of children. Each wife has at least 4 children, and the women with fertility problems are the most insecure.
The women rarely get along, and the man is stressed trying to please all the women. The average woman who does not have a religious tie to that lifestyle will not be down for sharing her man. And the men aren’t lavishing with multiple women, having orgies, etc.
So when they say they are okay with it, it means they are okay with OTHER people living that lifestyle, and not in favor of them being legally prosecuted. That’s another thing. The first wife is the legal wife, and the other wives are spiritual wives, and qualify for government assistance. They get cash welfare, section 8, and welfare. The state of Utah is consistently dealing with that kind of welfare fraud, because the women qualify for the benefits, but live with the man, and share their EBT food with the other wives’ children, and collect the checks.