Three Wives, One Husband

This show sucks you in but I got a strong sense they only showed the viewer what they were ok with people seeing. They talked about people being concerned about the women and I believe most peoples concern was for the children. They showed the budding romance of two sixteen year olds but what about the 15 year olds forced to marry adults? In some polygamous groups they believe a young girl is ready to marry when she starts menstrating and they've been married off as young as 11 years old. It's called pedophilia and it was buried during the making of this film unfortunately. Also when the Chris character was shooting off a gun and all the men got together for a meeting I found it rather sickening it was just the men when women are usually inclined to protect children and not a single one was at a meeting to do with a man shooting a gun around their kids. And he mentioned that the girl he propositioned about being a sister wife was young and maybe that's why she was so upset, I was so curious as to know how young? It must have been young if they didn't say the age. Its difficult to protect children when they're raised to keep quiet and to please but what better way to make a victim or an obeying wife. I really hope for the best for the children.

I was so intrigued by this lifestyle already and I loved being able to get a glimpse into these people's lives. It was so well done gaining insight into each individual person's mindset, struggles, hopes, and visions for their family. I have been fortunate to know several Mormons and have never met a Fundamentalist Morman that practices plural marriage. This piece was done in such a way that I feel as though I know and understand them on a deeper level. Beautiful. Heard. Respected.

I think this was done really well. I was genuinely interested and invested in the family's in the show. I think they did a good job highlighting a lot of the similarities and differences in "traditional" monogamous relationships and generally made the entire show very engaging.

It also made me a bit disturbed how some of the people rating this reacted. giving low ratings because they thought the life choices of those portrayed in the show were, presumably, morally wrong. This again presumably on the grounds that the people where... unhappy sometimes and had conflicts. It was clear in the show that all the people lived mostly happy and fulfilled lives while being in loving supportive families.

The only people making a true sacrifice in this polygamous lifestyle are the WOMEN! Go fig. The man can marry whomever, whenever, and however many he wants...while these women become wife #1-5, get one night with the man, and have to put on a "happy face" like they are so happy with their lifestyles. Ugh!

This show is crazy to watch and it really sucks you in