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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Kaizen: [qb] It's a double-standard I believe men use to protect their legacy (their children). A woman knows who her kids her, regardless of what her husband or sperm-donor is doing with his bits elsewhere. It's not so straightforward with men who have extra-horny wives. And since women are in such abundance and a man never really has to marry one, the compromise has to be made by the woman who wishes to be married to keep her legs closed to those whom she is not married to. I believe there is a place in society for women who like to sleep around (to put it pungently) but if they want to get married, they need to find a man who doesn't mind sharing his sacred space. [/qb][/QUOTE]Correct. This double-standard is related to patrilineal societies where descent is reckoned from the man or father. In such societies, a man had to be certain that the children are his and since women are the vessels of birth, their sexuality had to be controlled in a certain way. Of course there are exceptions. For example in some patrilineal societies where polyandry is practiced, brothers may marry the same woman and since they are from the same family lineage paternity didn't matter. Wodaabe men, usually among first cousins practiced wife sharing and so did Masai and I think this was done between men who were more cohesive. By the way, what you cited about Menkaure and his queen per the royal heiress theory was first discussed [URL=http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/Forum8/HTML/000941.html]here[/URL]. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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