So I went to church today and the preacher briefly mentioned a point I seem to have heard in different perspective. Marrying someone that NEEDS you can be disastrous! This seems to be a form of debate to a lot of people because they feel they should be needed in their relationships. which is true to an extent.
My main purpose of this post is to show that it is unhealthy to marry someone because you need them or they need you; even in relationships/friendships. Usually anyone can fulfil your need because it carries a broad category but not everyone can genuinely be in love with you. For instance any sugar daddy/mummy (broad category) can provide for you but not satisfy you in terms of Love. The kind of NEED I am talking about is for instance a guy sees a girl from a wealthy background and decides he has to marry her because he thinks he will be sorted through her connections. Or a girl prays/fast/pretends or whatever she can do to get a rich guy to marry her because she doesn't want to be poor and therefore believes the guy will change her situation. There are also other cases where this NEED comes into place, where a guy/girl marries due to the need of pleasing society or getting pressure off their back. To some there is no issue in this but you must realise that the need is most often met and then you are faced with the reality of the person's character after they have fulfilled the need. Also you can be at the manipulative mercy of the person you need (unhealthy). I believe this may be the reason for the increase divorce rates because, you don't necessarily need what has been filled after it has been filled. Also your needs change as you mature, for this reason I believe you should marry your friend, they are there through thick and thin and often grow with you. You don't necessarily need your true friend for any reason but they just get you! and you genuinely love them not for any material reasons or validation.