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2003-03-14 - 7:22 p.m. The male psyche makes women always a resource and always in short supply. L�vi-Strauss writes, "Social and biological observation combine to suggest that, in man, tendencies toward a multiplicity of wives are natural and universal, and that only limitations born of the environment and culture are responsible for their suppression. This deep polygamous tendency, which exists among all men, always makes the number of women seem insufficient. Let us add that, even if there were equal numbers of men and women, these women would not all be equally desirable-giving this term a broader meaning than its usual erotic connotation-and that, by definition the most desirable women must form a minority. Hence, the demand for women is in actual fact, or to all intents and purposes, always in a state of disequilibrium and tension." � 
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