I saw a fascinating article the other day and i wish i still had the link. I think it was from a psychology journal. I will quote/paraphrase as best i can:
It is often better for a woman to have a half, one third, or even a tenth of a successful man than to have the full share of one poor man.
Being a man, i had never really thought about polygamy from that point of view but it makes sense. Lets say you are a poor but attractive woman and you get picked up by some guy who will support you at 15K a month. Thats a heck of a lot better than shareing a 7K salary with some loser.
I know of several men who when they pick up a new concubine, they build them a nice house to go with the deal.
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