Should really check my replies more often. These two were in response to this post.
@lonelywolf1754 You assume Sasuke still has things like complete autonomy. You assume he is completely immune to Sakura guilt tripping him and getting things out of him, and were this pre 4th war, sure, Sakura could get away with very little. But this is not. Sasuke has been made to feel guilty and responsible for her feelings (apologizing in 698-99) and other people are only enabling Sakura to chase after him. The entire “lesson” she learns in her own novel is to be impatient and chase after him. In Sasuke’s novel she sets this to mind. She will have him, even if he says no. This renders your argument invalid.
Sasuke is not impenetrable. He’s still a human, and a damaged one at that. People are still capable of manipulating him. Combine the guilt he is made to feel about Sakura and how her feelings have not stagnated (they are even stronger and more determined now), and Sakura refusing to give up in the face of Sasuke flatly telling her no, and you have Sakura winning out and getting Sasuke to marry her, even if he isn’t deeply in love.
Also, stop assuming every single marriage is based on ever-lasting and true love. Sasuke’s never had a healthy relationship in his life to use as a reference, and he more than likely didn’t even have a real wedding. It was signing papers.
@samanthasan answered your reply but the only thing I disagree with is Sasuke marrying her to save “honor.” It likely wasn’t about honor at all, it was about Sakura wanting to marry him to begin with, to be his wife. Sasuke likely doesn’t care about Sakura’s reputation, it’s Sakura who cares more. The marriage was something she was responsible for, not Sasuke scrambling to make sure people don’t see her negatively.