Friendship and marriage are two separate things... and while one can culminate into the other... either must die for the other to survive(as they say in Harry Potter)...
The main problem with marrying your best friend is.. you can't have a fight with him/her and not talk for a week.. and then make up....
Marriage changes a lot of things... it sort of forces you to live together... raise a family.... so while good friends can marry and live happily.. that glint of friendship is lost under the burden of responsibility and accountability.. Friendship has no strings attached to it... Its pure and dynamic..
if you can bring that same dynamism into your marriage.. then it doesn't matter whether your wife is your best friend or a complete stranger....
As the last word.. since most 'best' friendships of the opposite sex.. end in infatuation/love... marrying ones best friend is a good idea.. if she is a person worth loving..
No point in rejecting a good person just because she is your best friend... That would be loads of nonsense....
RE:Friendship and Marriage are two separate things...
by dinesh rotherpal on Apr 16, 2008 12:53 AM Permalink
I fully agree with you because marriage is all about commitment, accontabilty, responsibility. In most of the cases it is at the cost of love & friendship.
