Evaluate Chris Watters as a potential husband for Edie in How I Met My Husband.

I would suggest that Chris Waters lacks the qualities that would make him a good husband for Edie.

The symbol of an airplane is appropriate for Chris Watters.  He's always on the move.  He does not believe in remaining in one place.  In the story, he says to Edie, "I'll tell you a secret.  I won't be around her much longer."  This encapsulates why Chris's potential as a suitor is lacking.  Later on in this exchange, he tells her that "A plane can get further than a car."  Chris is focused on leaving one place and moving onto another.  

This approach to life is in stark contrast to Edie.  Edie is young and embraces the dreams of domestic happiness.   She believes in marriage and settling down with a husband. She embraces the attachment that comes along with marriage.  Chris's desire for freedom makes him unsuitable as a husband for Edie.  When Edie waits each day for the mail between 1:30 and 2:00 in the afternoon, it is in the hopes of receiving a letter, something that Edie later learns was never going to arrive.  Chris's inability to embrace domestic responsibility and the ties that go with emotional commitment reduces his potential as a husband for Edie.