I was watching “Sister Wives” on TV when I realized what polygamy really meant. The TV show is about Kody Brown and he has four wives and 16 children all together. “What is polygamy?” You asked. It is a marriage that includes more than two partners and sometimes even more. When a man is married to one or more women it is called polygyny, while when a woman is married to more than one man it is called polyandry. If you don't know what polygyny is, does it mean "many women"? Polyandry means marriage. Could you imagine having to share your husband or boyfriend? Lifestyles are no longer what they used to be. Today, most Americans have only one spouse. (Sister Wives) There are so many misconceptions about polygamy, but I'm here to clear things up and tell you the real meaning and real story behind polygamy. Polygamy has been widely practiced throughout history, although Mormons do not practice it today. Polygamy is known to still be practiced in some small areas of Africa, Asia, and small areas of North and South America. The reason Mormons practiced polygamy in the first place was to “multiply” and spread the religion. Only with God's approval and blessing would men be polygamous. The reason for this is that a fertile woman can only give birth once a year. Women would have children consistently for 30 years. Only if the man is fertile and can impregnate a woman whenever he wants or when they have had sex at ANY age. By allowing a man to have multiple wives or partners, he can have more children in a year than if he has only one a year, and hundreds of children throughout his life. If a man had only one partner or wife during 30 years of marriage, he could have around 30 children. If he had had multiple partners or wives to insist that he be married to... middle of paper......, 24 1885http://www.helpthechildbrides.com/Jessop, Ruby. Network. January 15, 2004. http://usmarriagelaws.com/U,S marriage laws. Np, January 15, 2011. www.questia.com Mormon polygamy. Np, 15 January 2009. Web. 9 February 2012. .Wikipedia. Np, December 15, 2012. Web. February 9, 2012.Sister WivesProducer- Timothy GibbonsNetwork TCLSeptember 26 2010www.apologeticsindex.org“The Uses of polygamy”Author Bateson, Mary C.New York Times February 24 1885http://www.helpthechildbrides.com /Jessop, Ruby. Network. January 15, 2004. http://usmarriagelaws.com/U,S marriage laws. Np, January 15, 2011. www.questia.com Mormon polygamy. Np, 15 January 2009. Web. 9 February 2012. .Wikipedia. Np, 15 December 2012. Web. 9 February 2012.Sister WivesProducer- Timothy GibbonsNetwork TCLSeptember ,26 2010