JEDDAH, 16 November 2006 — Worried that her husband was about to embark on a quest to find a second wife, a 34-year-old teacher in a middle school here took it upon herself to play the pre-emptive matchmaker. According to a report in the daily Al-Madinah yesterday, the woman began selling the idea of marrying her husband to her 28-year-old colleague at the school. After 14 years of marriage, the woman became concerned about her husband’s possible amorous wanderlust after doctors confirmed that she would never be able to bear children. After a considerable amount of convincing, the woman was able to talk her co-worker into becoming Wife No. 2. Considering the circumstances, what better wife to find for her husband than one she picked herself?
