The mobile nuclear family has throughout history coexisted with the polygamous type. Even in the Western part of the world, where monogamy has long been at least the nominal rule, some people have set up polygamous families more or less openly …
If monogamous societies have always included informal polygamy, the technical polygamous societies – which make up fully three fourths of the world – have been largely monogamous.
Robert Wernick
The Family (Human Behavior), p. 35
Time-Life Books, 1974
The Patriarchs' Journal 
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May 7, 2009 at 3:28 am
david
I really love to read your perspective, the traditional monogamous arrangement in the US doesn’t really work that well. I investigate daily failed monogamous arrangements, even if people do not openly support plural marriage most everyone I have investigated is pursuing a second spouse or companion. I wanted to ask you, do you believe in modern times there is a Biblical active role for concubines as in the Old Testament?
Thanks for your work and insite.
David
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May 24, 2009 at 11:22 am
sandres2k8
Yes David, we do believe that. Things have not really changed all that much. It happens any way, only it is not recognized for what it really is… thus encouraging deceit and fraud.
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