Usually, Valentine's Day comes and goes with just a day or two of news media attention to courtship and marriage.

The origins of modern marital instability lie largely in the triumph of what many people believe to be marriage's traditional role - providing love, intimacy, fidelity, and mutual fulfillment. The truth is that for centuries, marriage was stable precisely because it was not expected to provide such benefits.

Marriage is no longer the main way in which societies regulate sexuality and parenting or organize the division of labor between men and women.

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