SchrodingersCat
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Hey Canadians! We have one of the first TV shows on network television with an openly polyamorous relationship!!
"Crawford" on CBC features a family where the wife has a boyfriend and the husband knows all about it.
I've only watched 4 episodes, but it's interesting how it's being handled. It's taken for granted in the show that the husband is fine with it, even turned on by it, and they don't even acknowledge that it's unusual.
When the boyfriend shows up at work one day and kisses the wife, a competitive co-worker takes a picture and sends it to the husband, thinking they're busting her cheating. When the husband receives it, he laughs about them sending it all covertly, and then starts making out with his wife.
My main objection so far is that she really treats the boyfriend as an inferior. When he says "I know, I'm #2, work comes first" she replies "No, you're #4. We've been over this. My kids are #1, my husband is #2, work is #3, and you're #4." So that's pretty brutal. They portray him as being all puppy-love and pathetically addicted to her, always showing up when it's not his "scheduled time." So there's definitely room for improvement in the "relationship quality" department.
"Crawford" on CBC features a family where the wife has a boyfriend and the husband knows all about it.
I've only watched 4 episodes, but it's interesting how it's being handled. It's taken for granted in the show that the husband is fine with it, even turned on by it, and they don't even acknowledge that it's unusual.
When the boyfriend shows up at work one day and kisses the wife, a competitive co-worker takes a picture and sends it to the husband, thinking they're busting her cheating. When the husband receives it, he laughs about them sending it all covertly, and then starts making out with his wife.
My main objection so far is that she really treats the boyfriend as an inferior. When he says "I know, I'm #2, work comes first" she replies "No, you're #4. We've been over this. My kids are #1, my husband is #2, work is #3, and you're #4." So that's pretty brutal. They portray him as being all puppy-love and pathetically addicted to her, always showing up when it's not his "scheduled time." So there's definitely room for improvement in the "relationship quality" department.