It's also important to keep in mind that within that time span the woman would most likely be pregnant
Also you have the pressures of a hunter gathering environment or an environment that is pre-industrial
Which helps to maintain the relationship out of necessity and the need for the children to survive
It also means people need to be social and maintain bonds of fellowship and family in order to survive
Human beings respond to incentives and without those incentives the fabric of our society starts to fray
Human beings are lazy and it's a reason why our social bonds are so decayed the because we don't really need them
If you live in a modern and advance society in the West
Great point you have made their just a lot that goes into that
Have you thought about writing your own stuff?