"Marrying" the old way

in France, among the last generations, it is not a matter of the very last one said to be the globalization and iPhone one, "marrying" is more or less used by half of the population when dealing with man/women commitment and relationship. I understand the Shengen visa requirements are of course not so subtile socially. But what surprise me is that the whole East half of Europe is so heavilly traditional when dealing with family and love. There seems to be neither love nor romance and even childs outside of the traditions in East Europe. I 'm enough old to be fully conscious of the benefits of the old way.and traditions , at least when facing our crazy modern consumerist fast going world.