“Oh, if a man could just have more then one wife!” - Al Bundy (rolling his eyes).
Why did the big men of certain periods of antiquity set up harems as soon as they were able to afford them, I wonder? One of which was proclaimed the wisest man who ever lived? But I take your point.
What the polygamist man needs / hopes for:
Porn star in the bedroom
Julia Childs in the Kitchen
Alice the maid for housekeeping
SuperModel for going out on the town
What the polygamist ends up with:
Julia Childs with a knife in the bedroom
Alice the maid cooking dinner in the mop bucket
Porn star with no house keeping skills as the maid
SuperModel spending the man’s money while out on the town