Oh really? If a woman ever says this to you, ...run for the hills! In fact, find a set of hills that exist in a state or country outside of the one you're currently living in. This sort of statement implies that she's been lacking something very important in her life, but has just now discovered it since you've arrived.

Talk about pressure?

Oddly enough, men can sometimes be filled with an innate desire to rescue women in distress, or women who appear to be in need. However -- this isn't one of those times.

The idea of becoming an integral, interlocking piece of an unsolved puzzle should be of concern to men. Women who have yet to find themselves spiritually and emotionally, may establish an unhealthy codependency with men whom they perceive will fill a certain void. This is the opposite of a woman who simply wishes to be in a relationship with a supportive man.

Signs of unbalanced emotions may include women who are insecure about their own abilities; those who look for continual confirmations of their beauty; or those who require chronic reassurances of love, commitment, and faithfulness.

While women tend to be more emotional creatures than men, both sexes occasionally try to fix their own instabilities with someone else's tools. Some examples of these types of instabilities are low self-esteem, dissatisfaction with career or financial status, sexual tension or frustration, lack of confidence, and the fears of success or failure. All of these issues could cause a person to seek an overcompensating support system while searching for that "missing piece" to help balance things out.

When we choose our significant others, we often focus more on physical and material attributes while other important features are ignored. Men generally look for women who possess outer beauty, maternal instincts, and intelligence. Women frequently focus on financial and physical security, ability, and loyalty.

All of these are noteworthy observations, but other critical traits such as self-confidence, self-esteem, integrity, morality, and a healthy view of life -- play an important role in fashioning a fully functional and happy individual. The more established and self-inspired you are, the better your chances of being a more complete person who is capable of functioning independently.

Ideally, the confines of marriage should establish a bond where man and woman become one. This is biblical principle and necessary for building a strong foundation in life-long partnerships. However, we should never lose our individuality when entering a relationship. More importantly, we should be content on constructing a complete, well-rounded individual before including others in our lives. We should enter relationships strong, happy, healthy, and self-assured -- seeking only support and enhancement from our partner.

Our own self-satisfaction, without the missing pieces -- is what creates happiness, purpose and a good sense of self-worth. When we explore these emotionally stabilizing attributes on our own, we are better prepared to live as whole people, and also better equipped to recognize others who are complete.