Or, inwardly, he recognizes problems which will likely develop in the future and rather than concede that she is Miss Wrong and choose more wisely, in his denial he is trying to mitigate the damage which may unfold.
Sometimes we need to listen to our gut instinct, rather than fight it.
Isn’t it odd that 150 years ago divorce was not an option and marriages lasted.
Another oddity is that arranged marriages have a very low divoce rate.