This Is Not A Poly Issue

Man:  Since ya'll insist on acting like children, I'm gonna treat you like children.  Sit down!
Girls:  Excuse me?
Man:  I said sit down!

(they sit)

Man:  This has got to stop.  Now, let's try talking to each other instead of at each other.  Girl A, you first.  Look Girl B in the eye and tell her what you feel.

(What follows is the Girl A explaining how she was happier when Man was dating Ex-GF and the three of them were like the 3 Muskateers until Girl B came along and Ex-GF left.  Man tries to translate in less offensive terms, explaining how it was painful to Girl A to lose that group dynamic.  Girl B then explains how she's pissed off at the Girl A coming in and insulting her in her own home and constantly throwing the Ex-GF around.  Man thinks they have seen each other's point of view, but then they start screaming again.)

Man:  This is ridiculous!  Look, I love both of you.  And the only thing you have in common is that you both love me, right?
Girl A:  Yeah
Man:  Girl B?
Girl B:  yeah, yeah, I love ya (pouting).
Man:  Then can you both please love me enough to stop hating each other?  I'll leave you two alone to ponder that.
Girl B:  Wait, I have a question.  If the two of us were both drowning, which one would you save?
Man:  You two are always trying to make me choose between you!  I CAN'T choose between you!  The truth is I'd probably die myself trying to save both of you.

This is NOT a poly drama.  This is a conversation from a network sitcom where Man is the husband, Girl A is his sister and Girl B is his wife.  The problem I have with all the animosity towards polyamory is that so many people think "Oh, I couldn't do that!" when, in reality, they do exactly that.  Being monogamous doesn't stop jealousy, doesn't prevent tension in group dynamics or group management, doesn't stop resentment, doesn't stop any of the negative aspects that we poly folk have to deal with.  Because they're not poly issues, they're human issues, particularly humans in a social culture that promotes "happiness" as a right.

I absolutely hate the "who would you save" question, and this is the first acceptable answer I've ever seen.  Here is a "traditional" relationship model that includes jealousy, resentment, and the ability to love several people to the point of not being able to choose between them and how adults have to accept that there are more than one person who are important to anyone's life.   Now if we can just get mono people to extrapolate that to multiple *romantic* relationships, not just multiple emotionally loving relationships.