Acharya Prashant explains that the dissatisfaction people feel in marriage is not a problem with the spouse, but a reflection of their own internal lack of joy. He argues that if an individual is not joyful within, no other person can enter their life to provide that happiness. Popular culture and romantic literature have created unrealistic expectations by suggesting that a magical person can transform a rotten internal state. He points out that most people were discontented before marriage and remain so after, making marriage a mere mirage that fails to provide lasting fulfillment.