Do you feel that your spouse should be your best friend?

My husband and I became friends when we first met and began a more intimate relationship 2 years later, we married 2 years after that. We will celebrate our 34th Wedding Anniversary in June this year. We are still best friends today. However, I can't say I recommend this as a pre-requisite to marriage as I have heard and met people who barely knew each other before they married and their unions have proven the test of time. I have actually met more people who were friends before they were married and separated some time later. Too many variants to be able to say which situation is the most ideal.