Bhutan’s royal wedding points to end of polygamy
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THIMPHU — Bhutan’s rare form of polygamy, in which men or women take several sisters or brothers as partners, is dying out as the kingdom modernizes, with this week’s royal wedding another sign of its demise.
The king, 31-year-old Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, married and crowned Jetsun Pema, the commoner daughter of an airline pilot, on Thursday in a colorful Buddhist ceremony in the ancient capital of Punakha.
In his speech announcing the nuptials in May, Wangchuck made clear that Pema would be his only wife — a distinct departure from his father, who married four sisters in 1979, all of whom were crowned queen in the same ceremony.
The Wangchuck dynasty dates back to 1907 and includes four other kings before the current monarch, three of whom married multiple women..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111017com5.html
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very nice. pero sa totoo lang, mas mainam na itong polygamy dito sa bhutan kasi PATI BABAE pwedeng kumuha ng maraming asawa. hindi tulad sa iba riyan na masyadong dehado si babae dahil lalaki lang ang pwedeng maraming kinak_ma sa loob ng bahay. lol.
"“Seeing our king and the queen, it’s like an inspiration to us that in the future we should be the same husband and wife like that.”
"Pommaret says the idea of relationships has changed, partly because of soap operas on television.
"“Relationships on the basis of practical considerations have given way to the idea of romantic love. And the king is an example,” she explained."
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