The saying has no basis as that seems to have been coined in a rhyming way.Also the text and opinions of sages vary as we find between Jataka parijatham and Parasara smirithi and Jambunatham
Le me also now make it clear to hon'ble members that as per Shastras horoscope matching has never been prescribed by Shastras.It was used only primarily for Yagna vedhi and other royal matters.We only have invented another use in recent times for astrology in marriage matching.Earlier it was decided based on family background or decided by preceptors or guru or in the divine presence and another way is Garba sankalpam even before the child is born
Shri suvarchas
>>The bride's father on seeing him requests him to accept his girl and take the householder's life which evidently proves that marriages were decided based only on other counts <<
IMHO,The process of marriage,is a method,to organise pro-creation,with a family as foundation,to build civil society.Monogamy was adviced and asked to practice,just to maintain harmony.At a base level,humans are no different from animals.Animals also pro-create,give birth,and wander happily or haplessly as the case maybe,live and die.Its only us humans,have made things up,and claim whatever we want to claim,and sometime make it appear as truth......
sb