This question prevailed to build requirements of celibacy for priests in the post-Constantine church, feeding a tug-of-tension that continues to the present day.

To those wed, Paul early addresses ekklesia at Corinth with a profound thing: “But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remains, that those who have women/wives be as though they had none.”
[I Corinthians 7:29]

Over centuries span, gradual infusion of marriage as a sanctioned (Church/State) arrangement came to partner with a different set of expectations, crafting a different model, seemingly out of reach for Paul’s “as though they had none”. Are we now of 2 minds regarding γαμος [“gamos”, becoming with arising-to-beget]?

The apparent contrast between “single” and “married”, as from I Corinthians 7:32-34, might be understood as if creating two classes of saints: Those with their apportioned-memories [αμεριμνους, as by way of preoccupation] arising to “things of the Lord”, and another wed (married) class with their apportioned-memories swung toward the things or cares of the world. (You may have witnessed a two groups view being taught or pragmatically assumed.)

Re-enter the wedding context of New Testament faith, where facilitative love directs home-making. In one case from Paul’s writings (among his extensions, possibly the most challenging to moral ideology), “But if any man thinks that he is acting unbecomingly toward his virgin daughter, if she should be over median [of full age], and thus it ought to occur, let him do what he resolves, he does not sin; let them wed.” [I Corinthians 7:36] The worthy effect of facilitating love, and in our present age, to reconsider true purpose for wedding, alongside many illustrative or instruction-relating texts from the Scriptures. Honorably, the purpose for child-bearing together acts where this is the right thing to do – not by the current (western) ideal of having children when and as we feel to want them. The message is from a time when a young woman would most often anticipate the bearing children as well-within her divine intention, and like Hannah [I Samuel 1-2], she is realizing no entitlement to be entertained by them.

Can this be done in undistracted devotion to Christ? A wide eye’d scan across time and geography uncovers (if but a few) followers of Christ fully devoted, absent preoccupation with things of the world, while also holding a spouse. Was Paul wrong about gamos dividing our interests?

From chapter 7, with verses 32-34 following verse 31, where “those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it.” Further before [vs29], “it remains, that those that have women/wives be as though they had none.” This often being the first take notice: these saints are caring for one another without being distracted by one another. The art of home-building -- without being absorbed or acquired in it -- because it’s simply not theirs. They bear and raise-up children not to/for themselves, but rather for the King of Kings.

Should we be blessed to further travel alongside, our second take notice follows a realization of consequence: they having put on the Lord Jesus Christ, making no provision for the flesh, to fulfill desires thereof. Closely following, the order of sourcing outlined by Paul: the source [“head”] of every man is Christ; and the source of woman is the man; and the source of Christ is God. These beloved ones aren’t partners, and theirs is not surrendered to a kind of legalized prostitution.
[Romans 13:14; I Corinthians 11:3]

On earth, wedding is given as a joining of flesh, which is as flesh is: terminal, used for a time in purpose. The flesh as to serve, absent our devotion to it.

“I [Paul] bring forth resolve that you prevail in this without preoccupations. The one not arising-to-beget, apportions memory so to tend [things] becoming of [the] Sanctioner [infer:Lord], to setting forth mutual outflow that is bringing-forth to [the] Sanctioner [infer:Lord]. Yet of this, the one who concurs to be arising-to-beget, apportioning memory so becoming of [things] as to [the] world-system -- for how to be setting-forth mutual outflow to [the] woman.

Than-with a woman, also than-with [a] maiden --- than-with [one] without becoming as to-beget, apportioned [as] apportioning memory so to-tend [things] becoming of [the] Sanctioner [infer:Lord], so that this [be] with arising of the body and enuring spirit. Yet-of, to concur onto arising-to-beget, apportioning memory to bring-forth as to tend [things] becoming of [the] world-system so setting forth mutual outflow, bringing-forth to [the] man.”
[I Corinthians 7:32-34, ref: kalon concordant/IG]

What are you becoming to?
Why are you coming together, and why are you “arising-to-beget” children?
Are you becoming onto your own family, or are you becoming of the family of God?
Are you looking to please each other; even to please the children, or are you looking to please the Lord in all that you do and all that your bear (together)?
It has not changed, how the mind of the flesh is opposed to God.
[Romans 8:7]

Consider also: Joseph & Mary, Aquila & Priscilla.

I [Paul] think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
Are you bound to a woman? Do not seek to be released.
Are you released from a woman? Do not seek a woman.
But if you should wed, you have not sinned; if a virgin should wed, she has not sinned.
Yet such will have trouble in this life; and I am trying to spare you.
[I Corinthians 7:32-34]