They're not romantic choices, the polygamy follows power distribution. The actual problem isn't that it's legal to have multiple wives, it's that resources are

They're not romantic choices, the polygamy follows power distribution. The actual problem isn't that it's legal to have multiple wives, it's that resources are distributed so badly, that you end up with lots of poor men not having a stake in society. They're expected to work so that the rich and their wives can live leisurely, but it's all stick and no carrot. If the stick every breaks, you get lots of violence.