A Monk's Take on a Good Polygamous Marriage

I was listening to a Buddhist podcast today about 'polygamous marriage'. Yes, a monk talking about marriage. Get that.

But there was a lot of sense made there.

For one, impermanence and loving yourself. I've had a friend who boasts of self love to me consistently. Even when I am not asking, she would insist that she loves herself.

But she is not capable of being BY HERSELF. I am not speculating or condemning anyone but this is a fact that I know first hand. Anyway, the monk highlighted something that truly made sense to me.

If you love yourself, you don't have to be with anyone. But when you ARE in a relationship, you are more capable of appreciating the person instead of needing the person. This makes for a stronger relationship because you don't take things for granted.

Every single day with this person is a bonus. So when things end (and in his words, it WILL end and it is not going to be 'end up in heaven together at the same time' ), you would've completely immersed yourself into being with that person that you won't have regrets.

And that makes for an amazing polygamous relationship and marriage

People cheat on their partners because they don't appreciate the partner that they have. They, from the start, don't know how to love themselves, therefore, will find it harder to love another person completely.

There's some sense there, isn't there?

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