After having a glass (or two) of wine the other evening with a late dinner I must admit that I was feeling a bit contemplative. My thoughts veered towards those amazing people I call my friends and it got me wondering.
What makes for a friend versus an acquaintance? In particular what makes for a best friend? The woman I call my best friend is an amazing woman I’ve known since kindergarten. That our friendship has lasted twenty-nine years and is still going strong is impressive in and of itself. She’s the one I call to share those important (and not so important) moments in my life. But I wonder…do I fill that same role for her?
I know I am an important person in her life. Her children refer to me as Aunt despite there being no blood relation between us. But what is it that makes two people best friends? And can that be a one sided street where Person X considers Person Y their best friend but where Person Y doesn’t consider Person X their best friend?
Maybe it was just the wine talking or maybe I was just feeling a bit down on myself but it does make me wonder…how do we define our friendships with each other and in comparison to those friendships that our friends have with others?
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