Why is man allowed more than one wife? My English is not that good but i will try in very short God allow a man to marry up to 4 wife if a man want to but not mandatory. 1) Majority of man do not want to marry more than one wife 2) Majority of men CAN NOT afford financially to marry more than one wife 3) Majority of men CAN NOT satisfied sexually more than one wife 4) Majority of men CAN NOT take care emotionally more than one wife So did God allowed SOME man to marry more than one wife? The good reason to marry more than one wife? 1) Some men have MORE sexual desire than other man 2) Some wife have little desire for sex 3) If a wife can NOT have children for medical reason God want human to have sex inside marriage not to cheat on his wife or to have multiple sexual partners out side marriage