Until The Age of Enlightenment there hadn't been so many things out there: no devices, cars, other things to pamper ourselves. So people weren't that tempted and valued feelings and relationships better. They understood the necessity of two people being together, its beauty and sacrament. With all them things are coming people have become more arrogant, selfish, pretending to be independent, while showing-off how much they've succeeded by the amount of shit they have. Reality check.