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azurelunatic) wrote2002-04-29 02:02 am
azurelunatic) wrote2002-04-29 02:02 am
Best Friend
So what, exactly, defines a best friend?
Someone you spend time with, surely. Not necessarily every day, every week, every month, or even every year, but someone you enjoy the time with them you do have, even if you rarely contact each other.
Someone who cares about you for who you really are. You don't need to pretend to be someone you aren't with this person, but you can if you want to. Even so, they should see through it. You see through them, after all.
Someone who makes you laugh. Honestly, the two of you should be able to laugh so hard at the silly things that are just between the two of you (well, maybe a few others too) that you can barely catch breath, and can't even close your mouth: you should, at least once in your friendship, laugh so hard you drool. If you are someone that laughs, that is. Some people don't. I feel sorry for them.
Someone you can say anything to. After all, it's them, and you're you, and no matter what you say to them, they're still going to be your best buddy on earth, even if they don't like what it is you're saying. And they can say anything to you. You can even be pissed at them. They can be pissed at you. After you get over it, you're still best friends.
They may like watching hockey. You may despise it. You might love golf, and you couldn't get them to look cross-eyed at a wood. That doesn't matter. You're friends.
You don't even have to speak the same language, sometimes. When it all comes down to it, we each live locked inside our own heads. You might try looking through your best friend's eyes sometimes, or they yours. The world looks pretty damn cool that way.
Love isn't the sort of thing that gets in the way of best friends. You could fall in love with the same person, and then you might insist that they get first chance, but they'd insist that you got first chance. Finally, you'd flip a coin. Or, you could fall in love with each other. Wouldn't that be excellent? Never have to be afraid to tell your Significant Other the truth about everything you feel.
Or, you could fall out of love. You could still be friends, though, and that would be just grand.
Or only you might fall in love with them, but they don't fall in love with you back. They'd hug you, though, and tell you that you were still damn important to you, even if the lovestruck grin was a little annoying at times.
A best friend roots for you, even if you're making mistakes. In fact, a best friend will try and point out what you're fucking up before you fuck it up, and when you do fuck it up, won't laugh too hard as they're helping you get it all back together as best as possible.
A best friend will try like hell to never betray you, never lie to you, never cheat you on anything. A best friend will never let you betray yourself.
Someone you spend time with, surely. Not necessarily every day, every week, every month, or even every year, but someone you enjoy the time with them you do have, even if you rarely contact each other.
Someone who cares about you for who you really are. You don't need to pretend to be someone you aren't with this person, but you can if you want to. Even so, they should see through it. You see through them, after all.
Someone who makes you laugh. Honestly, the two of you should be able to laugh so hard at the silly things that are just between the two of you (well, maybe a few others too) that you can barely catch breath, and can't even close your mouth: you should, at least once in your friendship, laugh so hard you drool. If you are someone that laughs, that is. Some people don't. I feel sorry for them.
Someone you can say anything to. After all, it's them, and you're you, and no matter what you say to them, they're still going to be your best buddy on earth, even if they don't like what it is you're saying. And they can say anything to you. You can even be pissed at them. They can be pissed at you. After you get over it, you're still best friends.
They may like watching hockey. You may despise it. You might love golf, and you couldn't get them to look cross-eyed at a wood. That doesn't matter. You're friends.
You don't even have to speak the same language, sometimes. When it all comes down to it, we each live locked inside our own heads. You might try looking through your best friend's eyes sometimes, or they yours. The world looks pretty damn cool that way.
Love isn't the sort of thing that gets in the way of best friends. You could fall in love with the same person, and then you might insist that they get first chance, but they'd insist that you got first chance. Finally, you'd flip a coin. Or, you could fall in love with each other. Wouldn't that be excellent? Never have to be afraid to tell your Significant Other the truth about everything you feel.
Or, you could fall out of love. You could still be friends, though, and that would be just grand.
Or only you might fall in love with them, but they don't fall in love with you back. They'd hug you, though, and tell you that you were still damn important to you, even if the lovestruck grin was a little annoying at times.
A best friend roots for you, even if you're making mistakes. In fact, a best friend will try and point out what you're fucking up before you fuck it up, and when you do fuck it up, won't laugh too hard as they're helping you get it all back together as best as possible.
A best friend will try like hell to never betray you, never lie to you, never cheat you on anything. A best friend will never let you betray yourself.