The king of Thailand openly accepts concubines. Why polygamy still exists in Thailand?

As a Hinayana Buddhist country, Thailand is relatively influenced by religion more than law. Moreover, Hinayana Buddhism itself insists on its own desires and does not require it to be done. In addition, there are traditional cultural customs of polygamy in Thailand, so some people still insist on polygamy.

Secondly, the ratio of male to female in Thailand is unbalanced, and the female population is more than the male population. At the peak, the ratio of male to female reached 0.9: 1, which also allowed Thailand to retain polygamy to some extent. Moreover, the state encourages those who have money to get married to get married more.

2065438+On July 28th, 2009, King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand awarded Nina Pirraca Ganyani the title of "Royal Lady". This is the first time that the Thai royal family has publicly recognized polygamy since 1932.

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Although polygamy is abused by people at some time and in some areas, it does have its advantages in some cases. In some cases, it may be a compromise marriage system; In other cases, this may be a good arrangement with positive effects.

Comfort the weak

In wartime, many women's husbands or lovers may die in battle, they will be left unattended and protected, and they and their children will have no source of livelihood. In this case, if we still insist that every man is only allowed to marry one wife, then millions of women can only be helpless for life.

And if they are willing to be mistresses, she won't get the right recognized by law, and her children can only treat them as illegitimate children, which is not guaranteed. Most women want to have legal husbands and families and get security. In this case, polygamy may be a last resort compromise.

Continuous responsibility

Polygamy in Islam is a better system. Muslim husbands have full legal obligations to their second, third and fourth wives and their children. For example, the first wife is disabled or suffering from chronic diseases. In many countries, men choose to terminate their marriage in order to avoid their responsibilities.

In Islamic countries with polygamy, the second marriage may be a method recognized by all parties, so that men can have a normal and happy life and continue to bear the responsibility for their wives.

Give birth to a male heir to carry on the family line.

In some cases, the wife has no children, but the husband really wants to have children. According to western law, if the wife has no children, there is nothing the husband can do. He has to bear the fate of childless, otherwise he will have to divorce his wife in order to marry someone else. However, if polygamy is recognized and everyone agrees to remarry, then divorce can be avoided.

Maintain a family

In other cases, the marriage broke up and the husband fell in love with another woman. According to western law, a husband can't take a second wife unless he divorces his first wife. But the first wife may not want a divorce. She may no longer love her husband, but she may still respect him and be guaranteed to maintain her family.

For herself and her children. Similarly, the second woman may not want to destroy the man's first home. When these things happen, the men and women concerned will naturally realize the benefits of polygamy, because divorce or secretly keeping mistresses are not good ways to solve things.

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