By creating opportunities for sexual companionship among the other members of the marriage, polygyny also supports the once common expectation that women will remain sexually abstinent for two or more years beginning in the last months of pregnancy (or upon parturition).

Who practices polygyny?

Perhaps not surprisingly, polygyny tends to proliferate in male-dominated patriarchal cultures and has been practiced in many parts of Africa, China and the Middle East. The biblical King Solomon is reputed to have had 700 wives and an additional 300 concubines. Many of those were marriages of political convenience.

What are the benefits of a polygamy relationship?

Bigger selection of partners

Another advantage of polygamy is that there will be a variety of different partners available to you. In fact, if you live in a polygamous relationship, you can have multiple partners at the same time without being accused of cheating.