^ You're perceiving my posts as being agressive. However, I was calm while typing up my responses. I'm fully aware that the moderators are watching. I haven't said anything rude. I've only analyzed an issue, nothing more, nothing less. I may have been sarcastic.........and "thinking with the lower head" is a common expression. You make it sound as if I'm cursing, lol.
Anyhow, yes there ARE worse people out there, but that excuse can't be used to justify things.
For example, you can steal a piece of gum.........which is not as "worse" as stealing someone's honest and hard-earned money, but it's STILL bad. You might commit zina which is not as "worse" as rape, but is STILL bad enough.
Anyhow, I wouldn't call polygamy the Prophet SAW's "sunnah." I've heard that the word "sunnah" means "recommended." And polyamy is not recommended..........it's an option. Even Allah HIMSELF knows that men can't treat women equally. Also, the Prophet SAWS was married to Hazrat Khadija who was 15 years older than him..............and was faithful to her during ALL the years of their marriage. His reasons for multiple marriages was not to fullfill sexual urgues.......................he had those marriages done was to provide protection to widows, to solidfiy relations, and to bring unity between different groups.
You might say that multiple marriages to meet sexual needs was something that the Prophet SAWS' companions engaged in. However.........I wouldn't try to push it as far as saying that polygamy is the prophet SAW's "recommenation" or sunnah. And are you also practicing any of the other sunnahs of the Prophet? Or are you only concentrating on polygamy?
People on this thread are thinking about the consequences of polygamy from multiple angles........whereas **YOU **are looking at it cheifly from a sexual point of view. Yes, there might be women who are happy to receive financial security in exchange for being a 2nd/3rd/4th wife. However...........there is the issue of CHILDREN and their well fare to consider.............there is the issue of emotional security to consider as well. As I had said in my first post in this thread......................the idea of "equal treatment" is not only confined to equal material things. You might give all four wives the SAME car, the same house, the same amount of pocket money, etc etc etc. However..................that does not mean your attitude/emotional treatment toward them will be equal. And if children are in the picture........they can sense if their mom is "most cherished" "most cherished for her body" or "least cherished." There is much you haven't considered.