In this American culture it is important that one has another (meaning you have to have to be in a relationship or something's wrong with you). Not to say that it's never been like this, relationships have always been important.
For girls especially! Girls would sit around their whole life until a potential husband finally came along (and if he didn't stick around they'd just be waiting again!). If girls were to get into their early twenties and not be married, they were in some serious trouble.
