It all depends on what kind of world we are talking about. If it is a world where everybody is expected to marry and produce heirs, I can buy it. Whether the spouses are suitable, is another story entirely.

A friend of mine was especially bugged by the way he refused to sleep with Starling when he learned that she was married. It didn't bug me, but I don't claim to know men. The last novel was great and made the dragging first fool book all worth it.

I've made a rule to myself not to take recs for a while, so not going to listen to you now, but I might someday.