Going back that far we get into matriarchal societies where the connection between sex/babies had not been established. Women were mysterious baby makers and worshipped as Goddesses.
I think once men eventually figured it out and became territorial over their woman and babies there were arranged pairings. Not always based on simple alpha male concepts but a range of things- intelligence, hunting skills, family status, material items to trade...
By the New Testament times marriage was still an arranged thing, the whole man/woman, romance/love thing didn't start until later with the troubadors and their radical new ideas on love. Before that love was more for God.
The church tends to play down those things, they don't let on how archaic they were on matters of love during a time that they still talk lots about.
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