In Nepal, a girl can marry thrice and have several husbands simultaneously. The custom results from the country's backward economy and the shortage of its land resources. If each of the lads of a family took a wife of his own, it would be a large expense. But if they shared the same wife, this would greatly reduce the expenditure. Of course, a girl must be married to the brothers of the same family. And this can avoid the antagonism among the husbands. However, the girl might feel a little humiliated. Therefore, this polyandry is disrespectful to the female for her subordinate status.