POLYGAMISTS App, seriously?

Dating has never been easy better these days, thanks to technology. Now everyone has access to meet and greet people around the world whose looking for love.

However, one of the major cons in using a dating websites, some turned out to be married. In fact, a 2015 survey found a staggering one in three Tinder users was already in an relationship.

Now, there's a dating app specifically designed to help married men find ANOTHER wife. WTF?! 

'AyoPoligami" which has stirred controversy in thw world's largets Muslim-majority nation that allows men interested in polygamous marriages to look out for another wife as well as to chat other men with similar intentions.

Most may disagree about this matter, 'polygamy' is legal in Indonesia where a man is allowed to be married up to 4 women at a time.

The app is much like Tinder. 60% of user are men, of course. They can swipe left or right on a person's profile to signal their willingness, or not to meet them. It also has gender specific chatrooms for users to share their experiences in polygamy or ask for advice.

Iyus Yusuf Fasyiyah, 37, who alternates between his two wives and two homes every three days, is among 10,000 users who have registered on AyoPoligami since its launch in April. He said many of the people he encounters on the app are new to polygamy, and wanting to engage with it but don't know how.

Lindu Pranayama, 35-year old who developed the app met his first and current wife on the app. He started his company in 2016 after realising regular dating sites weren't catering to married men looking for a second, third or fourth wife.

Recently Lindu had to stop accepting new members due to fake accounts appeared. 

Women's rights activists have condemned Pranayama's endeavour, calling it "upsetting and shocking".

According to facts, in order to enter a polygamous marriage, men in Indonesia are required to gain their first wife's consent and pass a religious court investigation, which will look to confirm that she is incapable of fulfilling her duties as a wife.

Legal experts say such regulations and the topic being taboo mean many people in the country marry without the necessary approvals.

"Cheating isn't even allowed, let alone polygamy, even if it's halal," said one Jakarta resident, Muhammad Rifki, when asked about his opinion on the app.

Reuters spoke to three female users of the app who said they were open to entering into polygamous marriages, but declined to be identified.

SOURCE: MIRROR