Remember in grade school how all the kids said, “you can only have one best friend”? The struggle to pick only one was real; it was like being asked to pick only ONE piece of candy in the biggest candy store. Yeah, no thanks, that’s pretty much impossible.
I’ve always been the type of girl to get along with everyone and surround myself with all kinds of different, awesome people. Sticking to one type of group was not for me because I found myself loving everyone--the athletes, the musicians, the artsy people, the quiet people, the obnoxious attention-seekers, the highly intelligent people, and the weirdos (aka the people most like me). Growing up, I had multiple people in my life that I considered worthy of being my best friends. Sometimes, we just click super well with more than one person, and that’s totally fine. Who made the dumb rule of only being able to have one best friend anyways?
Maybe you have one best friend that’s your roommate (and soulmate, because let’s be honest, the two of you do everything together and are pretty much inseparable). Maybe you have that one best friend that you could spend multiple nights together just drinking wine and reading books without ever getting bored or tired of each other. Maybe you have that best friend whose mom went to school with your own mom and the two of you continued the friendship since you were practically born. Maybe some of your best friends are your cousins that dared you to do the craziest stuff growing up, like touching the electric fence and jumping out of the hay mound (not pointing any fingers though). I know that some my greatest best friends are my very own siblings. Sure, fighting practically every day and trying to get each other in trouble was pretty normal, but at least you know they’re family so they pretty much always have your back. Parents are also great best friends. Having a mom or dad you can open up to and tell them everything (or almost everything) is such a blessing in itself, along with knowing they’d do seriously anything just to make sure you’re happy. That’s definitely a best friend in my book. I guess your significant other could be your best friend, too, even if they annoy the heck out of you, but I’m sure they’re probably one of the few people that can make you laugh until you’re on the floor in tears (and if they can’t do that, are you even really dating?)
So, if you think about all the people in your life and all of the people that stand by your side through thick and thin, how can you make the realization that you have just one best friend? How can you pick one tiny piece of candy at the candy store? I can almost guarantee it’ll be hard for you to have only one (best friend).
