Your Best Friend is Closer to Being Your Partner Than Everyone Else. Dating neednt be difficult – especially when you have a shot at finding fellow singles with whom you might have a deeper connection. When youre single, your best friend is already the closest thing you have to a significant other.

Is it OK to marry your best friend?

The study found that the well-being effects of marriage are about twice as large for those whose spouse is also their best friend. According to the study, women benefit more from being married to their best friend than men do. But, women are also less likely to regard their spouse as their best friend.

Will a man marry his best friend?

John Gottman, marriage expert and author of Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, would say that, yes, it is natural for your to think of your spouse as your best friend—its really very important for your marriage, in fact. According to Gottman, deep friendship is the foundation of a happy marriage.