Communal Living

Recently I've discovered Sister Wives on TLC. It's a fascinating show about polygamy, but it actually makes it seem appealing. Ok, let me rephrase that. It's not appealing in the whole sharing your husband business...that's just gross and weird. But appealing in the communal living situation. There are separate spaces for each "family", but they are connected. There's a trust amongst the sister wives that if anything was needed from the other, they would be there. They take care of each others' children. They are friends. I've joked with a few friends about living in a commune with them. If we took over a neighborhood or a giant apartment building, it was just be fun. I do also think this is more of a female thing as well. I'm not saying there are no men out there wanting to living in such intense community, but it seems more of a female desire to have friends so close, to do things together on a frequent basis, to share so much of life together. I know it's not realistic to think we're all going to join together and start a commune...unless the Left Behind books are true...hmmm.