Friendship Day 2015: It is essential to be friends before getting married

By: Agencies | | Updated: August 1, 2015 5:22 pm

To mark the occasion friendship day, BharatMatrimony conducted a study which claims that it is possible for partners to become best friends for life. The #BestFriendsForever contest on social media was aimed to bring together best friends and let them openly converse about finding a partner, marriage and settling down in life. An overwhelming 7,100 responses were received. Read: 7 habits of a good friend Also Read - Don’t forget to ask your partner's blood type before tying the knot

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Questions ranged from if a best friend could ever become a partner for life to the importance of becoming good friends with your future partner. When asked to define a best friend, 68 percent said someone who cares , 16 percent opined Someone who spends most of his time with you and another 16 percent Someone who always takes your side. When asked if a friend of the opposite gender can stay your best friend forever, a majority 90 percent said yes. When asked if your partner, can become your best friend forever, 74 percent responded yes and 20 percent said No. Here are things only best friends know! Also Read - Premarital views about uncommitted sex effects marriage : Report

A research on the responses saw a clear and strong expression of three interesting opinions the audience spoke about friendship and marriage. First, a married couple can become the best of friends. Second, best friends can remain friends forever even after marrying someone else. And third, it’s necessary to be friends first before marrying someone. Here’s why one friend is all you need to overcome hardships in life

The BestFriendsForever campaign brought out the friendship bond and was the perfect way for us to celebrate Friendship Day on Social Media and, most importantly, talk about the crucial decision-making process of marriage, says Kaushik Tiwari, Head of Marketing at Matrimony.com.

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Published : August 1, 2015 5:21 pm | Updated:August 1, 2015 5:22 pm

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