1. Companionship that lasts till old age.

2. You get to have a lifetime accountability partner. We all tend to think we are doing alright, until we find someone who loves us enough to reveal to us our shortcomings, to confront us when we wrong and to keep us in check.

3. To build a Godly family.

4. Sexual satisfaction and intimacy. Sex is God’s gift enjoyed best in marriage.

5. For productivity. Two are better than one.

6. For lifetime worship. What a joy to have a worship partner to be with for life.

7. For purpose. God designs that two people come together to execute a specific vision that will touch lives. You could have a purpose that God uses your spouse to enhance it.

8. For consistency. What joy it is to open up to that one person who will be with you till the end of time. You don’t need to give parts of you to multiple friends and people.

9. For holistic parenthood. Single parenthood is possible, though ideally, a child needs both parents. As a parent it is fulfilling to have someone to do parenthood with.

10. For support. The best support system comes from a spouse.

11. For teamwork. Some things are best executed as a team of two who have mutual and similar interest and stake.

12. For favour. A wife carries favour that is unlocked in marriage to her husband.

13. For blessings. There are blessings and feelings you will only get when you are married. The sensations and certainly of having someone to call your own.

14. For romance. The sweetness.

15. To mirror the relationship between Christ and the Church16. For stability. Committing to someone stabilises you and makes you better focused.

17. For growth. Having someone walking with you for life moulds you. Iron sharpens iron.

18. To be with your best friend for the rest of your life.

19. To teach you love. When you are responsible for the heart of your spouse and you have someone to love and be loved by; you will learn forgiveness, sacrifice, communication, tolerance, affection and how to love.