Also this view puts paid to the illusory nature of the so-called romantic love. How can a husband see in her attractive points which her brothers have not noticed since birth, unless he has projected his mind's image onto her? Using this momentary self-projected illusion as the foundation for building a lifetime of happiness, makes for a very shaky marriage indeed, as shown by the increasing divorce rates.
The only justification for marriage is the biological necessity for parents to nurture the children when they are helpless, to ensure the continuation of the species, & not the "happiness(?)" of the husband & wife as commonly believed. This is simply brought out by the word "Sahadharmini" in Hinduism emphasising that the wife is primarily a companion in the path of right living. This is also implied surprisingly in the last of "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, called "The Parson's Tale."
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