Re: Concubines
PCG , i appreciate ur input and one worthwhile thing that u mentioned is duly noted that "muslim women cannot be taken as concubines" infact first time it was done illegally was in yemen by bishr b abi arat in 38 or 39 AH.... however there is nothing to prevent u from converting the concublnes to islam i am not talking about doing this in any nonmuslim country mind you am wellaware that following laws of the land is a requirement thats why we pay taxes]
Once you convert her to Islam, I believe the rule in the Quran is that you must officially marry her then. Concubines and "believing women" are not synonymous and there's no overlap. If she's muslim she has full right to be your wife, and you end up back on square one - dealing with the financial "oh so hard difficulties" of marriage.
You know, really, its silly to have this conversation. How many Pakistanis do we know who are married and are managing their finances fine? You pay for internet. In my book, you can afford to feed and clothe your wife. Its called Wal-Mart.