Concerning Jacob's marriage to Leah.  As she had weak eyes, and in those
days the greatest thing in a woman's life was to bare children and to gain
esteem from baring male children, who would marry her as she was not as fine
looking as was Rachel.  If Laban had allowed Jacob to marry Rachel as Jacob
had wanted how then would Leah be fulfilled as a woman?  This you have to
consider when considering Laban's actions toward her.  He only wanted the
best for both his daughters.  In that time how many of us would have fared
well in the marriage department.  I fear not well. Also, as a young man do
you think Jacob would have married Leah first if Laban had told him what he
was going to do in the beginning.

He had no fond inclinations toward Leah because after baring each child she
mourned the fact he didn't love her and that perhaps this child would cause
him to love her.  How sad a woman must she have been always knowing her
husband didn't want her.  But perhaps she could take comfort in her
children.  Her father made sure of that.