Ironically enough, during my first marriage I didn’t have a romantic partner. I did have a wonderful group of friends. Mostly I felt apart from my SO, and my group of mommy buddies filled the gap, helped make my life fulfilling and happy, and helped me improve as a person. As @chyna mentioned, each had a different role to play, but we also came together as a group and those are some of the happiest memories of my adult life.
Now I have a wonderful romantic partner with whom I want to share every minute and every detail of life. I adore him and I can’t imagine how I made my way through this life without him. My husband helps make my life fulfilling and happy and he helps me be a better person.
All in all I think a balance of both strong, enduring, and edifying friendships and a strong, enduring, edifying relationship is the best. When it was all about my friendships – that was my preference. Now that it is all about my marriage, my preference has changed.
Oh dear, did I just take three full paragraphs to say I like to try to find happiness and contentment whatever the circumstances?