The problem was that the Europeans did not understand what marriage really meant and why they should want to get married. Enthralled by promises of material well-being and security, they had exaggerated expectations of romantic wedded bliss.
问题在于欧洲人并不理解婚姻的真正含义，也不明白为什么他们应该渴望结婚。他们被物质好处和安全承诺迷惑了，对浪漫的婚礼之吻形成了过大的期望。