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A Reverend Minister has advised couples not to cut ties with old friends after getting married.<\/p>\n
According to Rev. Harrison, who is an ardent listener of Joy FM, \u201cfriendship is very important. You can\u2019t say your husband is your only friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
He noted that \u201cfriends could be lifesavers during hard times in marriage,\u201d adding that \u201cthrough some friends, doors (of blessings) will open.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said this as part of conversations on Friday\u2019s edition of the\u00a0Super Morning Show<\/strong>\u00a0with regard to what people think about keeping best friends of the opposite sex even after marriage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As friendship grows, people may develop mutual affection for each other. As a result, people find it difficult to break away, hence, creating a \u2018best friend\u2019 relationship.<\/p>\n When it\u2019s a male-male or female-female \u2018kind of thing\u2019, it\u2019s not much of a problem. However, when it involves people of the opposite sex, there are issues. Hosts of the show sought the views of listeners on whether they would be comfortable with their partners having a best friend who is of the opposite sex or not.<\/p>\n While some held the view that there is nothing wrong with that, others thought that it can pose a threat to the marriage or relationship.<\/p>\n Quoting Proverbs 18:24 the Reverend Minister said, \u201cA man\u00a0who has\u00a0friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend\u00a0who\u00a0sticks closer than a brother (NKJV), he contended that some friends are \u2018add ons\u2019 in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n According to him, such a friend does not get in the way and create problems in the marriage.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to define the parameters. Friendship is very important and you can\u2019t do without it,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n