"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Ephesians 6:12
Nope. During the early days of this country and up through the day mid 19th century, depending on location then, there were only traveling ministers so the practice was that couples lived together for up to a year and if they produced no children they had the choice of splitting up or marrying.