Sylar, on the contrary, one shouldn't be shielding from reality. Instead, recognize its evil. In everything there are more than one perspective of things. Yes, there isn't a value in promises. This realization teaches us not to be naive and place blind faith on some vows or paper.
That may not be a bad thing. Instead, we should be placing value on PEOPLE. Relationships and marriage is all about people no? Not some promises or vows. No matter how in love 2 are when they marry but makes no effort to continue the courtship, communication and commiment beyond taking that oath, what is the point of the made belief vow? The world isn't ugly, its such a big and dramatic environment, i.e. all kind of things, relationship and people exist. if we make the difference to our friends and family lives. We ourselves, make the diff.