Reply To: Should Your Spouse Be Your Best Friend?

Yes, your spouse should be your best friend, by a particular definition of friend. If friend means someone with whom you share hobbies and recreational interests, then the answer is no, your spouse doesn’t have to be your best friend. If a friend means someone who has committed to you to care about you, your happiness, success and well being, then the answer yes your spouse should be your best friend. And you should also be your spouse’s best friend. Marriage is a commitment to being devoted to each other. And that, in a nutshell, is what makes a marriage good. The more you adhere to that principal, the better the marriage will be.