just to clarify the "two halves" thing...by no means do i feel that we are not complete people without a mate. but in Islam, we're taught that 'Marriage is half of your faith." at first i was rebellious because i thought it meant unless you're married, you're not a true Muslim. but later on i discussed it with my mom, and it means that although it's all well and good to be on our own, our faith is tested on a whole other level when we enter into marriage because we are then on the path to becoming one with the Creator as well as becoming one with another person - both of which are not easy. at that point we get to know ourselves not only through our own eyes, but through the eyes of another. hopefully we learn and grow in ways that would be impossible without the "tension" / complementarity (however you wanna see it) created through a relationship. so when i say we're two halves, i don't mean we're worthless as long as we're single, i mean our union with one another enables us to grow on a deeper level.