Marriage as aninstitution has been subject to changes in temporal and spatial dimensions-in any given society. We cannot blame ourselves for this....as it is just a natural process of change. we can modify the changes, but we cannot stop them.
As for our society, we are praising the traditional/arranged marriages of the past (of which some few tribes still uphold them) while, at the same time, playing down the un-equal sharing of the marriages' costs and benefits. While, in many occasions the MAN assumes a dominant role, the WOMAN is usually the subject of prejudice, hard work and little respect from the MAN's family-given the hefty dowry paid.
On the contrary, 'modern' marriages would involve a voluntary unione of a man and woman to live as husban and wife with minimum external influence, be if from parents or friends/relatives.
There is no evidence that if the past society with the traditional marriages was expesoed to the current level of development and technology, the same wouldn't have occured.(i.e the alleged cheating and mistrust in modern marriages)
Therefore, I would say that while we are craving for the past marriages, it is important that we understand the changes that have occurred over time and the consequences of the changes. More importantly we should embrace the basic ingredients of any relationship: LOVE, TRUST, and RESPECT. No marriage would fall if these three are present.