Yeah, yesterday was the 18th anniversary of my marriage to my sweet wife. I for one, know she is the smarter of the pair. As far as lecherous behavior on my part, well, she’s the only woman I have ever been with, ever, and we waited till we were married. I have 4 beautiful kids, and one more on the way, so if it’s a lecherous label they want to paint me with, it would have to be just with her. :-0
Polygamous men tended to die early. It wasn’t the sex that killed them. It was working yourself to death to support the families. A lot of the men had 9-10 kids and THEN went on their 2 year mission.
It was a very hard life. The reason they had so many wives was more tied to the Principle which demanded that men have at least 3 wives. Divorce was not uncommon. And remember, people didn’t bathe regular then.