Wow, a lot of polygamy related news over the last few weeks, with the release of the new book 'Love Times Three' from Harper Collins skyrocketing to best seller status, and the return of TLC's 'Sister Wives' on Sunday evenings.
First, I read the book. I love the book. I love the family. The book is very well written, genuine and touching. It is honest and open about day to day challenges as well as their decision to build a life together. On Dr. Phil, Valerie said that when she joined the family, she married the women as well as Joe. She married the family. The relationships work because they work on the relationships; they care about each other to work through the issues that surface as any family strives to do. They also emphasized trust as an important factor for each of them. The women trust each other and they trust Joe. They trust that they will respect each other, so they can come to each other when there is a problem.
I was also fascinated by Vicki's response to Dr. Phil's question that if anything were to happen to the other women, and hypothetically Joe and one wife were left alone, could they survive as a monogamous unit, and Vicki said that first it would be devastating to lose the other two women, but yes, the relationship would be strong as a monogamous one. Here is a link to Dr. Phil about the show with the Dargers and 'Love Times Three', and here is a link to a back stage, "uncensored" discussion between the Dargers and Dr. Phil and his wife. Here is a link to the comments generated by the show.
Dr. Phil said the book was "very well written" and strongly endorsed reading it. He distributed copies to his audience.
You can check out the Love Times Three website, and follow the Darger family on twitter and facebook.
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