Not so cupcake. The root cause was to prove to the woman that he is of some value.
Not so fruitcake. The “root cause” was mentioned in the article. Now granted that the 23-year-old polygamist did not write the article himself…we have only the words of the writer to go by. And the writer started the article off by stating, "A Saudi man married four women at the same time just to prove his ex-wife was wrong when she told him no other woman would marry him." No other reason for the multiple marriages has been cited in the article. Oh you can play around with words all you want CM…and say that it wasn’t an “ego” issue but rather a desire for him to prove that he is of some value. Well, ya know what? One’s “ego” gets bruised when one feels that they’re not seen as something of value…or when one feels that their concept of self-worth has been wounded, attacked, undermined. Ego involves value. So, um, yeah…that’s his ego talking. 
Most if not all women believe that they are the best thing that could happen to a man. Specifically in the case of the man they marry, even though he may have settled.
**^Now that’s a rather cocky generalization. Not every woman thinks that way. And I’d find it disturbing if either partner went into a marriage thinking “Meh…you’re not that great or good enough…I’m settling for you…I know I’m better than you and could do much better than you…but I’ll marry you anyway” Let’s say that it’s the bechara guy who feels that he has “settled”…nobody forced him to marry the girl. And if he truly feels that way…why marry her? Is it pity? Is it the arrogant belief that "Oh her mediocre self should be grateful she ended up the me. I’m the best thing that since frozen and packaged naan. How benevolent and humble a view that is. 
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The women in question when stating that no other woman would marry him was an issue of ego and self-worth for herself. Otherwise why would she make that statement? She wanted to prove to the man that she was the best he could do. As most women do, she underestimated the man she married. He has proven he can in fact do much better than her. 4 times at that.
**LMAO…“otherwise why else would she make that statement?” That’s a conjecture on your part as well, CM. Maybe the guy has some really toxic personality traits…maybe he was abusive…who knows. And maybe she found him unbearable to live with. Maybe what she meant by that statement was “No other girl could put up with you and your personality.” Also, being a woman of Asian culture…surely she must know in the back of her mind that it’s much easier for a divorced man to get married again to a girl far younger…virgin even…etc…whereas it’s much harder for a divorced woman to get remarried since it’s seen as a stigma. So, being aware of the dynamics of culture…she must know that it will be easier for him to get hitched again…so for her to say that “no woman will want to marry you”…is a rather strong statement…and might even make one question what is it about him that’s so awful. Yes, it’s a conjecture, a theory, a possibility. It takes two to tango…they both could have been at fault.
Had he been more “secure” with himself…he could have even WAITED to find a woman that he felt compatible with as opposed to rushing to marry 4. He could have even married just one woman. But the very fact that he had to go to an extreme and marry FOUR of them in ONE day…that extreme behavior…is ego talking. Ego is not associated rationality.
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Secondly the assumption that he went in for the wrong reasons, is an assumption on your part. Not a statement of fact or reality. It is mainly the female ego that assumes that he went in it for the wrong reasons. Yes he wanted to prove his ex-wife wrong. But who is to say he is not a good husband or a good father? Women these days are normally the root cause of divorce.
**Pompous much? I thought it took two people to make a relationship. You don’t live with a couple…so you don’t know about the intricacies of their marriage. You’re also not married yourself, . The article says that he divorced her because "their marriage was a total failure. " This statement does not mean that she was the sole person at fault. It could even mean that he was a bad husband. Getting 4 women to marry you…doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a good husband.
***And I cut the husband some slack…I gave him some benefit of the doubt. I even mentioned in my previous post that it’s possible that the women dated/got to know him and have married him because they found his personality charming…and not necessarily because of money.
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The rest of your post is merely conjecture based on the premise that the wife is right. One woman can be right. But 4 can be wrong to marry him. Odd, that just isn’t logical at all.
Conjecture on your part as well, 
We don’t know why the four women married him. In my previous post…I listed money as one possibility…and I also included the possibility that maybe the truly liked the guy’s personality. Also…you don’t know a person until you start living with them, LOL. Those four women haven’t lived with him yet…so don’t jump to the conclusion that their number means that he must be a good husband. You don’t assume that a person will make a good spouse just because x number of people decided to marry them. That’s like saying that a so n so in high school must have a stellar personality because they have so many friends trailing after them. So far…it’s only the ex wife…who has lived under the same roof as him. She’s the only one to have any marital experience with him.
In reality after 23 years one does have power over the other person. But it is the wife in this case who felt the need to prove her own self-worth by saying no other woman would marry him. That smacks of deep levels of insecurity and a desire not to see her former husband happy.
LMAO….the guy was 23-years-old…he wasn’t married for 23 years. Anyone who will engage in extreme behavior such as marrying 4 women all in one night…yeah that’s ego talking…that’s one hell of a bruised ego…the need to go that length when even one wife would have sufficed…that smacks of insecurity as well. A more grounded individual would not have gone this far…and the intentions would be more “sound/healthy”. Oh and don’t tell me that we don’t know if that’s the “only” reason he went into those four marriages. Again, the polygamist didn’t write he article. The writer said that he married again “just” to prove his ex wife wrong. The word “just”…here…is disturbing. And who knows? The writer might even be repeating what the polygamist told him. Yes, it’s conjecture,
In other words a vindictive *****.