[stcredzero]

What matters in the marriage of feeling is that two people are drawn to each other by an overwhelming instinct and know in their hearts that it is right.

That is not enough. If you don't have the practical logistics down as well, the odds will be very much against you. Trust is a big factor. Everything is harder when resources are constrained, especially trust.

[Jtsummers]

Note: That point in the article isn't stating the author's views. It's stating a somewhat modern trend in marriage. Marriage by feeling, not by reason (the author's description of two modes of deciding whom to marry).

The author even goes on to say why there are problems with this mode and suggests a different one, one based on pessimism.

[the_af]

What you quoted is not the author's point at all. He goes on to say it's an overreaction to the previous belief in "logic" marriages.