Speaking of consequences, does anyone really believe that three women sharing one man ever really works as well as RJ imagined?
*Spoiler Alert*
I think Rand is supposed to in the end, anyway. If that happened they wouldn't all be living in the same house and whatnot. I suppose that was RJ's entire point with Rand. He's going to die, so . . . why not? What could three people do to him that he isn't already going to endure? (Note: I'm not saying I approve.)
Supposed to what? Suffer consequences?
It's just that the women of WoT, especially those with power, are not generally any less jealous, petty, ambitious or competitive than real women except in this one case. Inconsistent much? I think so. Besides, none of Rand's internal dialogue mentions this reasoning. At least none that I can remember. He just seems to be reacting to opportunities of the moment. Being controlled by women is a consistent theme in Randland, but not the lack of consequence.
Come to think of it, since he's become Min-ogamous, there has been no sharing of him at all. Except for getting Elayne pregnant, which was a hilarious scene. That's where there should have been more friction, though.
Dunno. The situation described is possible, but rare. You are also taking it way to far, as well. All three have story arcs in which they struggle with the idea before accepting it. Remember what Avienda suggested she and Elayne do to Min? Neither to I; RJ censored it, just describing Elayne's shock at the suggestions. And Rand does have some idea how odd the situation is, but because his main personal motivation was to get out of all their lives and never see any of them again, he never spent much time worrying about how it would work out, because he wasn't trying to make it work.
Also, it's not
just Rand, people. The Aiel have polygamy, openly and with the apparently eager participation of the wives. That's odder than Rand's situation by a long shot.