You wrote:
“Clearly, the scriptures indicate that one party expresses to the other party that they are marrying them, and then they join and become one flesh.”
Does that consent have to be voluntary? Christians say yes. What say you?
“That is marriage in the biblical sense. There are no caveats about “Well, I didn’t really want to marry her.” You did it, now you’re married.”
No. Marriage against your will is not valid. Consent must be freely given. You may not realize this, but you are saying forced marriage is just honky-dorry.
“Show me a biblical precedent for the claims you are trying to make. Just one example of God allowing the dissolution of a marriage because the guy felt “pressured” to marry because he was about to be a father. (Or for any other similar silly reason.)”
Not all truths are contained in scripture nor should anyone expect them to be. The making of a marriage must be voluntary.
“I won’t hold my breath, because there simply is no such biblical precedent.”
Freedom most certainly is a Biblical precedent. Without free consent, there is no valid marriage.