If you were trying to sway someone to consider an alternative way of dealing with insurance, inheritance, power of attorney, etc. what would you propose? I certainly see some of the shortcomings of monogamy and if I'm honest, I have played several hands at once, though I don't think that counts as polyamory. I have friends that experimented with polyamory (I don't know if they still . . . is "practice" the the right word?) and one thing that seemed to come up was jealousy, which I can understand. From your perspective and experience with polyamory, how does a person deal with it?I suppose its current use is mostly for tax purposes, insurance coverage, power of attorney, inheritance, and all that, but there are plenty of much more flexible ways to handle those questions, and there's no reason they should be tied to a religious institution.
I'm a polyamorist so not really down with monogamy anyways.