Does a woman need a helpmeet just like man does?

Question:
Does a woman need a helpmeet just like man does? God said that a man should not be alone.

Answer:

So far as I know, the Scriptures do not say that a woman needs a “helpmeet,” but they do say that the man needs one (Genesis 2:18), unless he has a special gift of God to stay single (Matthew 19:11, 12). The word “helpmeet” does not mean a “helpmate.” A “helpmeet” is rather one who is a helper for the man in the work that God has given him to do.

However, God does give most women a husband to provide for her, protect her, “nourish, and cherish” her (Ephesians 5:29). Her husband is to do this just like the Lord cares for His bride, the Church. “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25). What a wonderful truth this is, that Christ has committed Himself to care for those who trust themselves to Him for their soul’s salvation. And what a blessing it is for a woman who has a husband who cares for her, and likewise, what a blessing it is for a man who has a wife to help him. But some are not married “for the kingdom of heaven’s sake” (Matthew 19:12). The Lord is very special to them, and they do not have the responsibilities of married life (1 Corinthians 7:32).