In Africa, we mostly know about two types of marriages: polygamy, where a man has multiple wives, and monogamy, where each person has only one spouse....CONTINUE READING
But there’s another kind of marriage called polyandry, where a woman can have more than one husband. This type of marriage is more common in places like India, not in Africa.
But there’s a woman in India named Rajo Verma who is married to five brothers: Guddu, Gopal, Dinesh, Sant Ram, and Bajju. She first married Guddu and then, four years later, married the other four brothers.
Rajo has a child, but she doesn’t know who the father is. She loves all her husbands equally and takes care of them all. They all live together in a one-room apartment with no beds, just blankets on the floor.
So, each night, Rajo slééps with one of her husbands. She also does all the household chores while her husbands are at work.
Rajo feels happy and loved because she gets attention and care from all her husbands. She thinks she’s living her best life compared to other women.
Imagine if polyandry was common in Africa. Would you be okay with sharing your wife? And if you’re a woman, would you consider marrying more than one man? It’s interesting to think about how different our marriages could be if polyandry were more accepted…CONTINUE READING>>
