What truly makes someone your best friend, and how many do you have?

[thegreenyogi]

What qualifies as a best friend in your personal opinion? And how many best friends do you have?

[sage2021]

I have one very best friend who is also my favorite person ❣️

He's in constant contact with me every day even though he is very busy.

He makes me feel happy 😊 and really and honestly cares about ME and my well being.

I can talk to him about anything!

If I am stuck with something and need an answer, geez, he's so smart 🤓 and he figures it out for me.

There's no anything that he doesn't know about. He even knows about medical conditions and medicine and I don't have to explain it to him.

I don't know what I would do without him!!

[FunkyMonkee]

Someone that goes out of their way to help me or do things for me. My last one fell and broke his foot in 3 places in early Dec.. We've been neighbors since the late `70's and fellow record collectors and I needed him to drive me around a couple times a month. He died 3 weeks after he broke his foot and his sister told me at his funeral that he'd been practicing driving again the previous two weeks, SPECIFICALLY so he could take me to my next appt. in a couple weeks! THAT'S friendship and devotion!! I knew he broke his gas pedal foot and just figured I wouldn't be able to count on him until mid-Jan. so, I'd just have to do without for a while but, he actually tried to make himself available to me before the cast came off!! Who else but a best friend would do something like that?

[ArrowheadSW]

My best friend from college has been my best friend since I was 20. We have the same sense of humor and we can share with each other what is going on in our lives. I'm in touch with him via texting almost on a daily basis. I had a best friend in town up until several years ago but he died due to complications of cancer. He was a remarkable guy as he was blind since birth but worked at a profession and had been married for years and even had grandchildren. He had a great sense of humor and you could run any life issue by him and he would always lend an ear.

[Cutegirl06]

Qualities for a best friend are, honesty, they truly listen to you when you are down they are not just there when everything is going fine and they always have your back no matter what. I have 3 good friends that have all those qualities. Of course I'm there for them too! It's not the quantity of friends it's the quality of friends.

[queenofcardio]

I consider only one person my best friend. At this point, she’s pretty much family. She has been present for all the important moments in my life since we met in high school. Even though we are different, we connect through similar personality traits. She is the most non-judgmental person you’ll ever meet, and we never go a day without communicating.

Trust is so important in a friendship. Ideally, you want to be friends with people you can be your authentic self around.

[NathanDavis]

familiarity with one another... the bonding through shared experiences, and that unequivocally sensation of belonging and reciprocation

you just, more than know... that they will have your back, no matter what...

fortunately, I can't count them with one hand... lol

[exitseven]

I had a best friend i have known since second grade. We did everything together and he always had my back. He was the one person I trusted with what was going on in my life. I know he trusted me as well. There was a couple of years when we were on the outs with each other. It was not becuse of anything big that happened but maybe we both needed a break. He moved away when Covid was going on. I had planned on driving down to visit him but he died a year ago.

[Zack-Bann]

Just one guy.
And he’s been with me on this ride for 15 years


He’s my best friend because he never wavered.
Never took a break.
Never tried to put distance between us.


And I never felt the need to do that either

[Nikki1989]

Loyalty. Trust. Being there for each other.

I have around 10 that fit that description, not including my husband and girlfriend, who are, of course, at the top of my list.

[TonyMetal___86]

Trustworthy, loyal and caring...
I don't think that i have a best friend in real life, i have a lot of friends, but i can't name someone whom i'll call a best friend...

Here on gag i do have a best friend i guess hehe

[Tarifa]

My best friend is also my cousin. We grew up together, have shared everything since we were kids. It's the person I go to when things get a bit tough. Kind of the brother I never had.

[AgentG111]

I've had 5 over my life time so far, two have passed away. Other three are always within a phone call and we've been through many things. A person who knows you and still is your friend no matter what!

[Shiprex]

I have 1 best friend and 2 goid friends.

They'll listen and be there if I need them, not to judge but to rip the shit out of me and help me resolve things

[WhitneySnow]

I have a few. They are your closest friends you share everything with.

[Hunter-40m]

I like talkative , open to critics , being able to make self critisim , honest and consistent people

[HairF3tish]

Well being a dog is best qualification only true best friends till death

[Anonymous]

I never worry about friends. I know they will always be right there when they need me.

[Anonymous]

True friend is loyal and supportive. I had better friends online, than in reality.