For thousands of years, matrimony was a matter of social status, familial connectors and financial reliability. Then the Enlightenment ideal of marrying just for love showed up, with a matching shift in expectations. Lovers were supposed to find a true love, a confidant and a lover who may meet the mental and physical needs of their family. Unfortunately, these types of new outlook created a large amount of frustration, as marriages quite often fell short and were doomed to end in divorce.
Today, marriage is still a desired establishment, and exploration shows that married couples...