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Would you consider your husband to be your best friend?

121 replies

Thankfulforthislillife · 10/10/2024 17:48

Just that. I would consider my husband my best friend. We met through a common interest in a hobby and hit it off instantly and we’ve literally been inseparable since. Yes we have arguments but they’re few and far between. I see so many people on here complaining about their husbands and it makes me so angry that some men are so useless and don’t value their wife as a person and a friend. I was in a very abusive relationship in my younger years and honestly there’s not a day goes by where I don’t feel so thankful that my husband is my best friend (and that he’s also very easy on the eye but I’m biased lol!).

OP posts:
Grepes · 10/10/2024 17:49

Yes

Wowzel · 10/10/2024 17:49

It depends if he has annoyed me lately, but usually yes

CowTown · 10/10/2024 17:50

Yes

Thankfulforthislillife · 10/10/2024 17:51

Wowzel · 10/10/2024 17:49

It depends if he has annoyed me lately, but usually yes

This made me laugh. I’ve definitely had days where I would’ve seen this post and said god no not today 😂

OP posts:
Gowlett · 10/10/2024 17:51

No. I get on best with my mother.

Prisonpillow · 10/10/2024 17:51

Definitely.

WearyAuldWumman · 10/10/2024 17:52

My late husband was, yes.

GroovyChick87 · 10/10/2024 17:52

Yes 100%.

Sethera · 10/10/2024 17:52

He's my only friend.

Cheeseandbean · 10/10/2024 17:52

Wowzel · 10/10/2024 17:49

It depends if he has annoyed me lately, but usually yes

This sums it up

Doggymummar · 10/10/2024 17:52

Yes

TheBirdintheCave · 10/10/2024 17:53

Yep, my favourite person ever ❤️

allaboutthat · 10/10/2024 17:53

I'd say he's one of my very best friends. My best friend from childhood is another who I'm still best friends with, and my Dad was another although he's now passed away. I'm with you OP. I don't understand why some husbands seem to be so awful or why some people seem to be so accepting of awful behaviour.

StarSlinger · 10/10/2024 17:54

No.

paristotokyo · 10/10/2024 17:54

Yes

Lamelie · 10/10/2024 17:54

Definitely. He’s also very wise so a good place to go with knotty problems. He’ll listen and check whether I want to rant or need advice.

AddictedToBooks · 10/10/2024 17:55

Yes, my husband is definitely my best friend - I can tell him anything, we have our in-jokes, we share loads but also give each other the freedom to do other things without each other (such as if I want to go to the cinema with friends or he wants to go to the pub with his friends etc).
We're both as utterly bonkers as the other.

Dawevi · 10/10/2024 17:55

No. My best friend is a woman, I can't imagine being best friends with a man.

SardinesOnGingerbread · 10/10/2024 17:56

Absolutely. Best luck in my life to fall in love with my best friend.

vincettenoir · 10/10/2024 17:56

No, my best friend is my best friend. But I don’t talk to her every day so my dh is the one I share all the minutia of my life with.

bozzabollix · 10/10/2024 17:57

Most of the time, unless he’s being extra irritating. He has my back better than anyone else, I know that much.

DreadPirateRobots · 10/10/2024 17:57

No, he's more than that. He's my husband. But yes, he is the person I'm closest to and the person that knows me best.

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 10/10/2024 17:57

Yes definitely. He’s the only friend I have at the moment due to my social anxiety being bad. But he’s also far better than any other friend I’ve had in the past, so I believe he would still be my best friend even if I did have other friends.

Colinfromaccounts · 10/10/2024 17:58

No. He’s my husband. We have a deep connection but it’s a romantic relationship and life partnership with all its ups and downs. My best friend is a woman and I need that relationship with another woman in my life.

TheShellBeach · 10/10/2024 17:58

Unquestionably.