Both Dorje and his fiancé give similar explanations for their polyandrous marriage:
A) There is a shortage of women in Tibetan culture due to female infanticide.
B) Having additional husbands provides for extra childcare when herders are away from home.
C) Additional husbands are important in case one husband is infertile.
D) Marrying brothers insures that the family's land will be inherited intact.
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