What is the purpose of having more than one person in a relationship?. . . .does the second partner complement the first partner i.e. what one partner lacks the other contains?

Is it emotionally exhausting (i.e expending much love) or perhaps emotionally rewarding (i.e two people "loving" you back)?

Is "love" dispensed 100 percent to each lover or is it shared between each partner?

Its greed and selfishness

High_Chief:

Its greed and selfishness

I think those elements are a factor whether they be minor or major. . .but then again humans are insatiable beings, perhaps people in such agreement consider such relationship as a solution to those mentioned traits above i.e. a philanderer may just decide to become polygamous or be in an open relationship to neutralize their extracurricular activities (yet I'm thinking they have cleverly legitimised two-timing by making the "other" part of their union) . . .

May be one partner can supplement on what the other doesn't have. Sharing is not bad.

Bull.shit

nassiwa:

May be one partner can supplement on what the other doesn't have. Sharing is not bad.

Does that mean you can also share your wife?

It might also have to do with ‘putting all your eggs in one basket’.

Just saying, that’s all - before you guys crucify me.

emofine:

What is the purpose of having more than one person in a relationship?. . . .does the second partner complement the first partner i.e. what one partner lacks the other contains?

Is it emotionally exhausting (i.e expending much love) or perhaps emotionally rewarding (i.e two people "loving" you back)?

Is "love" dispensed 100 percent to each lover or is it shared between each partner?

1.The purpose is to feel safe.That doesn't make it right cz its stems from insecurity and is selfish
2.The other partner does not compliment unless you are the selfish type again. If you dont get sex from one the other fills the gap.
-There's no such thing as the perfect partner so better make good use of what you consider your best.
3.Emotionally exhausting? yes.How do u feel rewarded when you are playing a sick game.Your conscience convicts you daily so it can't be satisfying.
4.Love dispensed 100% to each lover? Only if your name is Jesus Christ. The rest of us have conditional hearts. The condition determines the amount of love you get.That means you cant give 100% love to many partners but a fraction.

Ok am no expert in this so I could be wrong.

Its possible to derive sexual and emotional satisfaction from one partner only.

Anybody who believes that monogamy is boring has personal issues to deal with and thy need not marry.

nassiwa:

May be one partner can supplement on what the other doesn't have. Sharing is not bad.

hmmm. . .I like the term "supplement", I think that's rather appropriate.

Long One:

It might also have to do with ‘putting all your eggs in one basket’.

Just saying, that’s all - before you guys crucify me.

Interesting way at looking at it. However a problem in an ordinary relationship will probably be compounded in a trigonamous one.

If there is a situation where two agrees and one doesn't,  then it may look as if there's two vs one, I think one will sometimes find themselves drawing the short straw at certain occasions.

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Personally I don't know how three people could possibly complement each other but maybe trigonamous relationships are primarily supplementary - as one has already indicated.

claremont:
Some scholars actually posit that Trinogamy now represents the new monogamy

Interesting. . .

It is by far better for me to be in a relationship with 2 ladies who are aware of it being triply beneficial

but what are the benefits of such a relationship sex aside?

in most countries Trinogamy is legal, while polygamy is illegal, and therein lies the key difference. Just thought I will highlight that point.

I believe it's permitted only in the absence of marriage . . .

Why would any sane man want two women? One is already trouble enough.

^^^ haven’t you heard the phrase ‘the more, the merrier’ or 'two heads are better than one'?

Moreover, a friend of mine’s dad always tells his wife to appreciate the fact he has only one wife. Reason; when he goes for meetings and voices out an opinion, his mates always tease him saying “Shut up, you that has only one wife” – true story.

One word – greed, same reason naija politicians stack up funds to last until their fifth generation.

Long One:

^^^ haven’t you heard the phrase ‘the more, the merrier’ or[b] 'two heads are better than one'?
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Hey that means Man and Woman or Husband and Wife.Not what you think.

The more the merrier? i need to ask mswati if this is indeed true

^^^ true, but it also depends on the context in which the word/phrase is used.

So is mswati the hubby, or an oracle?

Long One:

^^^ haven’t you heard the phrase ‘the more, the merrier’ or 'two heads are better than one'?

Women is an example for that. The more women the more miserable you will be

Long One:

^^^ true, but it also depends on the context in which the word/phrase is used.

So is mswati the hubby, or an oracle?

Ok applies on the below

1.Boardroom during a biz meeting
2.Marriage btwn 2
3.Politics
4.War.

Lol yeah hubby.

Ok

Mynd_44:

Why would any sane man want two women? One is already trouble enough.

a "sane man" (who practices trinogamy) can thus opt for one woman and one man or even better two men

emofine:

a "sane man" (who practices trinogamy) can thus opt for one woman and one man or even better two men