Amen, BStu. Amen.

Watched the '81 Clash of the Titans last night…
… and now Minsc's commands to his miniature giant space hamster make way more sense. "Go for the eyes, Boo. GO FOR THE EYES!"

Jacob touched them right after their wedding. So they should, without Jacob's touch, still be just as married. As the alt-verse featured no such union, we can assume it isn't simply "a world without His touch."