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Anmärkning om att läsa min berättelse
av Ann på Dec.21, 2010, under min resa, min berättelse idag

Jag har skrivit “Min resa” och “My Story Idag” i bok liknande form (läsa från topp till botten), som inte överensstämmer med hur man normalt läser en blogg. För att ställa in inlägg på det här sättet, Jag var tvungen att ändra datumen för skrifter. Detta förklarar varför datum för stolparna inte sammanfaller med datum för kommentarer, svar, eller svar från kommentatorer.
Att vara ny på bloggande, Jag gjorde inte så bra med tidslinjen i stolparna. För att ge er en bättre uppfattning av tidslinjen, Alex och jag blev polygama i december 2006 (När Alex “gift” Carolinah). Jag började bloggen i februari 2009. Så, Ni ser, jag började blogga om våra liv bara lite drygt två år att bli polygama. Jag var fortfarande en enda röra (psykologiskt) vid den tidpunkten.
Jag hoppas att denna förklaring var till hjälp.
Detta är ett öppet hus. Inget behov av att slå. Bara kom på.
Hello World!
av Ann på Apr.25, 2009, under min resa
För att skydda den verkliga identiteten på parterna och att hålla fast vid mina livserfarenheter, namnen på karaktärerna här (på polygami 411) är fiktiva; dock, min situation, omständigheter, och upplevelser är verkliga.![]()
Jag Anabellah. Du kan kalla mig Ana. Jag har varit i polygama äktenskap, som nämns av många som polygami, för bara drygt två år. Min man heter Alex. Han “married” Carolinah (Carol) samtidigt gift med mig. Jag använgift220;married” i citat, bara för att jag inte var på Alex och Carolinah bröllop ceremoni. Jag talade inte med någon som deltog i ceremonin, Inte heller ser jag någon dokumentation av det. Jag måste acceptera Alex ord att det inträffade. Alex, CaroliCarolinahjag bor polygami, som är lagligt för mig som muslim, för alla avsikter och syften.
Jag ber Allah om förlåtelse för något som jag kan säga eller har sagt här på polygami 411 som skulle oavsiktligt, eller på något sätt vilseleda andra. Min avsikt här på polygami 411 är att hjälpa andra att klara av en livsstil (månggifte) som är bra för mig och samtidigt har jag funnit det är oerhört svårt.
Jag skulle vilja dela med dig här på polygami 411 min resa och svar många av dina frågor, så ärligt och snabbt som möjligt. Insha Allah, Du kommer att dela några av dina känslor, tankar, och erfarenheter med mig och andra, samt.
Jag vill minnas att Allah gjorde det lagligt för en man att ha mer än en hustru i islam. Så, Kom ihåg månggifte 411 är inte ett månggifte bashing blogg. Jag vill inte göra olagligt det som Allah har gjort lagligt. Detta har varit en del av min kamp, som jag strid med sanningen och mina personliga önskemål.
På polygami 411, Jag vet inte, kan inte, och kommer inte att berätta för någon hur man kan öva polygami, inte heller kommer jag ge råd om huruvida det är rätt för dig. Jag kan bara dela med mig av vad jag har erfarna, lärde mig om mig själv, och lärde sig från andra.
All ära till Allah.
Min Bakgrundsinformation
av Ann på Apr.24, 2009, under min resa

I should give you a bit of background information on Alex and me…the beginning. Innan Alex och jag gift, Han sa att han kunde ta hand om mig. Jag sa fint och bra, but I will keep working. I liked what I did and the money I made. I think if a man gives you money, you give him control. No way did I want Alex to have that much control of me. I needed to make my money.
Alex and I shared the expenses. Why should he pay for everything? In sharing expenses, han har gott om pengar för att hjälpa hans familj och vänner. That is what he continued to do-help his family and friends. I didn’t know Alex one day would tror han hade gott tillräckligt med pengar för att ta hand om en annan fru.
Jag slutade permanent arbetar, about one year after Alex married Carolinah. I…Jag ville inte sluta arbeta för att sätta en belastning för Alex, as that would only put a burden on me. I fully knew I had enough money to take care of myself, om så Alex och jag marriage did not work out. Vidare, I kept in mind that Alex had a legal responsibility to me given by our State Marriage License.
I took my emotional, psychological and physical well-being into consideration before retiring my career (ett år efter Alex gifte Carolinah.) The tremendous amount of stress that I had suffered from living my new life polygamy (lever nu i ett år), not only effected my mental and physical health, but my work as well…not sleeping at night, inte fokusera på jobbet, att vara deprimerad och bara inte bry sig längre, most definitely took a toll on me.
Han, Hon, och Me-Polygami- Hur det började…
av Ann på Apr.23, 2009, under min resa

Carolina had resurfaced in Alex’s life. I found out about three months before he told me that he was going to marry her. (She and Alex had been together for a few years or so before he and I met and married, till min förståelse.)
Alex advised me one evening that Carolina was thinking about becoming Muslim. He said he told her to go to the Mosque, but then told her that he would teach her. Jag sa, “OK, go ahead , lära henne.”
On a subsequent occasion, Jag var having an emergency, and tried to reach Alex. He didn’t answer his cell phone. When I later questioned him about it he said, “I was at Carolina’s house.” Tja, I was a bit taken back for a moment, but life went on. On another day he said, ” I wonder what you would do if she becomes Muslim.” I ignored the statement and, as usual, life went on.
One night, soon afterwards, we were preparing to have dinner and I asked him if Carolina had decided to become Muslim yet. Han sade, “Nej” I asked him what was taking her so long to decide if Allah was good for her? Not many days later, he said she had become Muslim.
The Fairytale Begins to Crumble…
av Ann på Apr.22, 2009, under min resa

Så, everything seemed as usual in our home; I was content; I guess you could even say I was happy. Men, I did notice Alex was still in his mind, somewhat distant. Och sedan, spontaneously, out of nowhere, he said to me, “I’m going to marry Carolina.”
Wow, I didn’t see that one coming…. I just remember saying, “Tja, I’m going to get a divorce.” He said he didn’t want a divorce. I said I didn’t care. He said I couldn’t divorce him in Islam, as I had no reason to.
I frantically threw on some street clothes and a coat, grabbed my cell phone, and ran out into the street. (I live in a quiet cul-de-sac. It was a Sunday evening, nighttime, and conversations outside could be heard clearly by anyone inside.) I called my best friend (of 20 plus years, who introduced me to Islam, Vi faller ihop). I was absolutely hysterical, screaming loudly, and crying uncontrollably… I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere, looking up at the sky, at the stars and the houses all around. Nothing seemed real accept the voice on the other end of the phone.
I told him what Alex had said. My friend’s response was, “ It’s OK; he’s allowed to do that.” I screamed, “I can’t do it. I can’t. I can’t.” Jag sa, “ I want a divorce.” He said I had no reason to divorce him. He said I couldn’t divorce him just because I didn’t like Allah’s decision. He said I had to try to accept Allah’s decision and if I couldn’t, he would help me get a divorce. He told me to stop crying. Han sade, “Go back inside, and don’t let him see you crying.”
Polygami-Efter den första reaktionen…
av Ann on Apr.21, 2009, under min resa

OK, so now I knew he was going to have an extra wife. Alex and I were going to be part and parcel of polygamy. Nästa morgon Alex ringde mig på väg till arbetet, to check on me. He said his stomach had been in knots and still was, som han körde. Jag var ganska mycket Domningskänsla vid den punkten, from what I could remember.
En dag eller så senare, i ett tillstånd av förnekelse, Jag frågade Alex if he was really going to marry Carolinah. He said yes, och frågade om jag trodde att han skulle grabben om något liknande. It was now the end of November. I asked when he might do it. Han sade, “I Jan. eller februari”
On a later day, Jag frågade Alex to give me more time, eftersom det var för mycket, för fort. I needed more time att digest it all. Han sade, “Nej” He said delaying it would be like pulling a band-aid off a wound. Det vore bättre att göra det snabbt och få det överstökat, he said.
Onödigt att säga, Jag var upprörd och deprimerad. I spoke with my wali about it. Han rådde mig att inte oroa, as only Allah SWT knew whether it was actually going to happen or not. The thought that it might not happen comforted me.
Och så en dag, soon afterwards, I received a phone call from Alex while I was at work. With a bit of excitement in his voice, he said the wali for Carolinah advised him that she was ready and the wedding could take place. Alex said he set the date for mid Dec. (He gave me the exact date). I was totally unprepared for äktenskapet, unprepared for polygamy in my life to take place so soon. After All, he had said it would take place in either Jan. eller februari
För många dagar att följa, I continued to ask Alex to
I spoke to a few people about how Alex had denied me more time. One person said he treated me like a ”dock.” My oldest sister said, det var like he had given me a huge piece of steak and made me swallow it, utan att ge mig en chans att tugga.
Så, nu…what do I göra? Månggifte var snabbt blir mer av en realitet för mig.
Frågor jag ställde
av Ann on Apr.20, 2009, under min resa

Alex advised me, before and after he married mig, att han hade något intresse av månggifte. Now things changed and he was going to marry Carolinah. Naturligtvis, I had questions.
Alex hade already said when his marriage to Carolinah would take place. I asked Alex if he loved Carolinah. Han sade, “Jag bryr mig om henne.” When I first realized Alex was seeing Carolinah again, he had told me that she “comforted” him. One of my sisters looked at a photo that I had shown her of Carolinah and said, “Han (Alex) måste ha varit reeeeeal ledsen.”
Alex gave me various replies at varying times about why he was going to marry Carolinah. Some of the reason he gave were: She needed help. He said the only way he could help her and be around her was by being married to her. He said she had a teenage son that she needed help with. Alex sade Carolinah was a nice person and people were taking advantage of her; personer bodde i hennes hem, and wouldn’t leave. Alex, vid ett annat tillfälle, said he needed to feel needed.
Jag får lite före mig i berättelsen här, men approximately a couple months after he had married Carolinah, han said he married her eftersom she wanted sex. I asked him if he was paying her mortgage. He said he was paying half her mortgage (her mortgage was one of those no money down, balloon type mortgages that doubled or something like that.)
Känslor Rise i Polygami
av Ann on Apr.19, 2009, under min resa

The weeks and days before my forthcoming experience med polygamy came rapidly, sparking within me various feelings and emotions. Jag var väldigt arg på Alex för vad han skulle göra…månggifte?
På kvällarna när han kom hem, Jag ranted och jag yrade. Jag skrek åt honom från toppen av mina lungor, sprutar ut oanständigheter. Jag kan inte upprepa dessa ord och fraser här, som they are totally inappropriate. I’m sure you could imagine what they were.
Sometimes when he was watching TV or was on the computer, I’d rush right in from another room and explode-from a distance. I never got too close. I’d leave the room, igen, och then would rush back. Jag gjorde detta flera gånger. I kept physical distance from Alex, under min raserianfall, fearing he’d clobber me and I’d end up laid out on the floor. Även i mitt tillstånd av raseri, Jag var rädd, att inte vilja ta mina handlingar och beteende för långt. Jag var som en “galen kvinna.” I’m sure the neighbors heard. (Jag var totally mortified and humilitated; Jag är glad att de flyttade.)
Alex svarade aldrig på min upprördhet. Han fortsatte bara gör vad han gjorde, as though I wasn’t even there. I don’t know how he did it. I mean this went on throughout the night, för många nätter, varje natt? I went on and on about how Carolinah just wanted his money and wanted sex. How she nor he knew anything about Islam. Hur det var blind leder en blind. How he was going to practice polygamy just to hurt me, as I had hurt him by not living our lives the way he wanted me to.
Vid andra tillfällen, I became reasonable. I actually began to get to know Alex better. I had an underlying motive. I’m sure Carolinah thought she was very special right about now. The two of them were preparing psychologically and physically for their steamy, hot encounters. Tja, det nu var dags för mig att lära känna min man bättre…till en nytändning i branden eller, Jag skulle nog säga, ignite it, as I don’t think it had ever been lit to begin with.
And that is what I did.
Polygamy Helps Us Know OurSelves and Others!
av Ann on Apr.18, 2009, under min resa

Det är fantastiskt att i nästan fem år jag inte riktigt visste själv, inte heller visste jag att min make Alex. Jag var så självupptagen, självcentrerade och direkta arroganta. I hadn’t taken any significant time to know Alex. I focused primarily on what he did and didn’t do, min vill och mina behov, and my likes and dislikes. Alex had almost been superficial to me.
För mig, polygamy was and is a humbling experience. I never, ever dreamed Alex would consider polygamy. I used to come home and tell him stories about people in neighboring communities who were polygamous, and were getting divorced. He even told me a couple of similar stories.
A problem arose with realizing polygamy in my life. I now began to attach myself and focus too much attention on Alex. I swung far, way over to the opposite side. Although I was still staying conscious of Allah SWT, I had now bli much too attentive to Alex.
My Wakeel kept telling me, “What you chase runs from you. What you run from chases you. That is what a chase is all about.” My wakeel advised me time in and time out that nothing should ever be more important than Allah SWT.
Detta är ett öppet hus. Inget behov av att slå. Bara kom in.
My Husband’s Getting Married-Polygamous Details…
av Ann on Apr.17, 2009, under min resa

As the date for the marriage drew closer, I felt a need to have more details about it from Alex. Så, Jag frågade.
I already knew the date the marriage was going to take place. They scheduled it for a weekday, the beginning of the week. He said he was going to go to work the day of the marriage and it would take place after the Maghrib prayer, at a Masjid in Carolinah’s hometown. I asked if afterwards they were going to go on a “Honeymoon.” Han sade, inga; they were going to go away sometime during the next year. It didn’t seem at all romantic or glamorous to me and that made me feel much bättre.
Carolinah didn’t live in the same geographical location as me, which made me feel much better as well. Although, she didn’t live very, very far away, she was far enough away from me.
Alex and I had revived the passion in our marriage or I should say brought alive passion that hadn’t existed before. We now had a really nice connection. It felt like I had just met him. Alex could very well say he was beginning new lives, one with Carolinah and one with me, simultaneously.
He said he would stay four days with her and then would come back home. I thought she was only supposed to get three days, but I didn’t bother to check it out or squabble about it.
It didn’t feel that weird to me either, then, som it wouldn’t be the first time he was going to be with Carolinah…remember, they were together for a couple of years or so before he and I got married. Maybe once they resumed the relationship he’d remember why he didn’t marry her till att börja med (le). I’m sorry! That was way harsh.

