Interesting.
Back in the day, women would get married against their will as they are typically unable to care for themselves. Also, considering the fact that they are the "emotional gender", forcing them into a family situation is what allowed society to grow in the right direction.
Notice now, with the age of marriage so high, and with the amount of single people (some promiscuous, some not), society is reverting to lesser forms. People are generally less happy than they were back when times seemed "harsh and oppressive".
I wonder if as a society we will degrade so much, that the cycle of society resets back to a time where arranged/forced marriages are a thing again.