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From: BRL102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ben Liblit)
Newsgroups: alt.sex
Subject: Re: Group Marriages
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Date: 19 Jan 90 21:22:31 GMT
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In article <WELCH.90Jan18181400@aristotle.cis.ohio-state.edu>,
welch@aristotle.cis.ohio-state.edu (Arun Welch) says:

>Why? What's special about n>2 that will cause this that won't cause it
>in n=2?

I seem to remember psychological studies that indicate that a group of 3 is the
most unstable in a crisis situation.  Almost inevitably, two individuals will
end uniting against the third.  Of course, marriage is not *necessarily* a
crisis situation (though some would disagree), but still....

                          Ben Liblit
                          BRL102 @ psuvm.bitnet -- BRL102 @ psuvm.psu.edu
                          "Fais que tes reves soient plus longs que la nuit."