Children are fought over or sacrificed to the selfish whims of their parents. Each child is one more reason to try harder to make a marriage work. However large numbers of families in the world now only have one or two children. This is called responsible parenthood - a true misnomer if ever there was one. 5. Husbands are supposed to perform like a combination of Romeo, Fearless Fang, Cassanova and Arnold Schwarzneger.
Many men simply retreat in self protection.
Women likewise feel compelled to remain forever young and to compete with every half naked cover girl we are bombarded with in every advertisement and magazine cover. Loss of the sense of a Deity to whom all are ultimately answerable for their actions. People can therefore excuse the most irresponsible actions, and the pursuit of the most fantastic fantasies.