The structure of the institution of marriage is extremely complicated; it consists of various subjective and objective factors of a heterogeneous nature. Certain factors like family background, social status, financial affluence, physical appeal, educational accomplishments, professional attainments, etc can be easily viewed from outside; and decisions are often taken by basing on these external factors. To worsen the situation, modern socialistic theories have been increasingly advocating companionate marriage and encouraging love affairs - whereas history is replete with the sad stories of highly respectable persons whose lives had been miserable only because of gross dislike between husband and wife.