[Margaret Pilkington]

A woman goes to a psychiatrist.
Her complaint is that she is being harassed to marry by her parents.
This is causing her a deal of stress.
She tells the psychiatrist that she sees no need to marry.
She is educated, has a good job, a home is financially solvent, has lots of friends and a wide variety of interests.
She asks the psychiatrist ‘What possible advantage would there be in having a husband?’

The psychiatrist is silent for a little while then he says to her
‘Your life right now is just how you want it, but life can change suddenly.
You may lose your job, your friends may desert you, your plans won’t always work out….you need someone you can blame….that’s why you need a husband’