"they are forced into a never-ending regimen of marital counseling with a mental-health care professional?"

The smart ones choose a healthy life in all aspects physical mental spiritual. The type here are barely able to hide the bitterness they find from the little they see that life has to offer them.
The broken relationships the spitual bancruptcy that drives their glass half full view of the world. Thats ok however because the guy right next to them validates their views so they feel safe with the flock. They have simialr homes, cars and clothes a big TV so their is safetly in likeness. Its those long cold dark nights when age or misfortune set in that really shows you what they are made of. You can learn your lessons by choice or you can wait for life to teach them to you it is all about choice. One by one the persistance of time will show you what you do not know and are afraid to find out.