Can Islamic marriage be in conflict with the law of the land?

[gurufabbes]

Sure.
This is exactly right.

I live in the West, and my wife and I have not legally registered our marriage.
We got married Islamically, so in the way that matters we are married. Alhamdulillah.

I'm not planning on a second wife, though.
But will admit, my wife is more okay with the idea than I am (when she's in the mood to suggest it lol) and it's nice to have the option there. I guess.

I have no clue how that comes up in conversation.

 

[aflawedbeing]

We didn't register our marriage by fluke.
It was kind of laziness and the fact our marriage was very rushed.
Nothing related to polygamy.

The polygamy thing is a bit weirder? My wife approached me about it almost out of nowhere, when she had heard of new convert sister going through a struggle in mid-2013, a story that had really tugged on her heart strings. Not that I'd believe for a second she wouldn't be jealous...Or maybe she's trying to get a break from me?
I declined even meeting the sister.
The topic has come up since in a more general sense, but that was the first time she'd said she would be fine with it.

 

[gurufabbes]

We didn't register our marriage by fluke.
It was kind of laziness and the fact our marriage was very rushed.
Nothing related to polygamy.

The polygamy thing is a bit weirder? My wife approached me about it almost out of nowhere, when she had heard of new convert sister going through a struggle in mid-2013, a story that had really tugged on her heart strings. Not that I'd believe for a second she wouldn't be jealous...Or maybe she's trying to get a break from me?
I declined even meeting the sister.
The topic has come up since in a more general sense, but that was the first time she'd said she would be fine with it.

Thanks for the insight. That is... amazing.

Polygamy in my opinion being a point in Islam's favour that is more in keeping with human nature and the needs of society than the other religions.