As singles, we can spend so much time pondering what a potential spouse should bring to the table. However, let's turn that idea on its head and examine exactly what we could offer a potential spouse.
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” ― John F. Kennedy
In the same vein, as JFK's quote, this thread isn't about what a potential spouse can and should do for us. This thread is about what we can offer a potential spouse.
1.) What could you offer a potential spouse?
Well, that all depends... What does she want? What do I want? What does God want?
If we could come to some sort of negotiation between those three things, I can offer whatever I need to, but otherwise... this probably isn't going to be the best partnership, business venture, covenant, contract, marriage, friendship, etc etc...
I know how that sounds, but think about it... How many friends, family members, etc, do you have that:
1) Don't fulfill any of your needs
2) Don't fulfill any of your wants
3) Don't help, entertain, or bring you some sense of utility
4) Are otherwise in relationship with due to some social factor (work, related by blood or marriage, church)
Answer? None. We all make compromises and seek out or tolerate people that offer us some sort of mutualism or commensalism in our symbiotic relationships. We tend to avoid or resist predators or parasites.
Now, that's not collectively exhaustive (because there's always a standard of deviation), but I think that majoritatively holds true.