''Seeking Brother Husband'' is an American
reality television
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show on
TLC
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. It is a
spin-off
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of the show ''
Seeking Sister Wife''.
Background
TLC tried to frame the show as
polyandrous
Polyandry (; ) is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. Polyandry is contrasted with polygyny, involving one male and two or more females. If a marriage involves a plural number of "husbands and wives ...
(one wife, multiple husbands), to parallel their other
polygynous
Polygyny () is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία (); .
Incidence
Polygyny is more widespread in Africa than in any other continent. Some scholar ...
(one husband, multiple wives) show, ''
Seeking Sister Wife''. However polyandry is very rare, and many of the couples on the show have previously been public about being
polyamorous
Polyamory () is the practice of, or the desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved. Some people who identify as polyamorous believe in consensual non-mono ...
(both parties have multiple partners, typically casual ones).
Elisa Alpizar & Mike Onorato have hosted a podcast called ''Poly+Amor=Us'' since Jan 31, 2021. Kenya and Carl Stevens run a website called the Progressive Love Academy (PSALMS) and Carl has a second wife, Corina Naré Seku.
Cast
Episodes
See also
* ''
Seeking Sister Wife'', TLC's 2018 show that this is a spin-off of
* ''
Polyamory: Married & Dating'', a 2012 reality TV show on Showtime about a polyamorous families
References
External links
Seeking Brother Husbandat TLC
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{{TLC Programming
2023 American television series debuts
2020s American reality television series
American dating and relationship reality television series
Television series about polygamy
TLC (TV network) original programming