Polygamy is a pretty taboo concept in traditional American culture. When you hear the word, a ton of questions come to mind: who would choose this kind of life? What is it like to grow up in this kind of environment? And perhaps most pressing, how on Earth do they deal with the jealousy? While some real-life polygamist communities attempt to exist underground, a few brave families have welcomed Read more

Big Love is back for its fifth and final season Sunday! While it's truly a show about women, the men control everything. None of them make particularly great husbands — how can you with multiple wives? — but let's imagine the polygamy tables were turned, and women took multiple husbands. I ordered Big Love's eight main male characters from the first husband I'd take to the absolute last. Slim Read more

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These are not your typical all-American "boy meets girl" stories, with the colonial, the Collie, and the 2.5 children. Alternative lifestyles absolutely fascinate Americans, so it should come as no surprise that each of these shows is, was, or has been a sensation in its own right. Whether it's polygamy, fetishes, or LGBT relationships, the more glimpses mainstream American society gets into Read more