Is polygamy real?

Real life polygamy: Where sisters are sister-wives and sometimes even wife-and-wife. Daphne Bramham More from Daphne Bramham. Published on: April 21, 2017 | Last Updated: April 21, 2017 5:27 PM PDT. Winston Blackmore, who is accused of practising polygamy, arrives at the courthouse in Cranbrook on Tuesday. read more

Polygamy is outlawed in America, but many polygamists live in rural backwaters. They flout the law by marrying their first wives in a traditional service and then exchanging vows with further 'wives' in spiritual ceremonies. Until now, their lives have been shrouded in mystery. read more

Yes. In some parts of the world, some people marry more than one person at a time. No Western country permits this, and it's not common even in places where it is permitted (anthropologically speaking, polygamy is typically a form of wealth display), but yes, polygamy is real. read more

Polygamy and Bigamy. Polygamy and bigamy are illegal in the US, but as the Utah "sister wives" show, it goes on anyway. Essentially they mean the same thing - someone has more than one spouse. More often than not, it's when a man has more than one wife. In some states, the law uses the terms interchangeably. read more