I guess it could be the whole Fascist Virtues thing (No. IV “Absolute loyalty in personal relations”), but I believe that marriage is very important. I am also strongly opposed to the idea that infidelity is natural to humans, and that it doesn’t hurt them.
A strong part of the idea of marriage, I assume, may come from the concept that when your LX years old, you are probably quite content to know that there is somebody on the other side of the bed who cares for you, finds you important, is willing to make a sacrifice for you, will help you if you are troubled, will help you through difficult times. There comes a time when a person will want to be able to
rely on another. It is a fundamental part of human psychology that we want consistency. That deep down, people don’t really care about truth, justice and liberty; but that tomorrow will be pretty much like today. If we didn’t, the gossip pages, John Howard, or poverty wouldn’t exist. People want to be able to improve their lives if they work hard, and that the efforts of their years of toil will still be worth something the next morning.
Plus, lets face it, after all that time your not exactly a spring chicken, and it might be nice to know that somebody likes you enough to take little notice of the wrinkles and liver spots.