My Best Friend Is The Absolute Best, Not Bragging, Just Telling The World

My Best Friend Is The Absolute Best, Not Bragging, Just Telling The World

My best friend is one of the greatest people I have ever known, and I want her to know why.

hallie_cunningham
hallie_cunningham Jan 28, 2019
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I believe that our soulmate can come in the form of a friend. For me, this has held true with my best friend, Sarah. Sarah has always been somebody I admired, even before we were friends. She is kind to everyone she meets and makes people feel welcome. So, Sar, get ready to cry because I already am.

Sarah has been in my life through some of my worst times. She has received phone calls when I am crying in my dorm room because I feel hopeless and she always picks up. She takes time to listen to me and provides a shoulder to cry on. As a best friend, she always offers girls nights filled with "The Bachelor" and a tub of ice cream just to take our minds off of what is going on. She hears me complain about the same thing a thousand times, and offers advice (that I really should take) every single time. Sarah is a strong woman. Just as I have faced my own struggles, so has she. She has remained strong through tough times and learned to grow from it in a positive aspect. Sarah always wishes the best for other people and is always positive. Staying positive is hard for many people, but she makes it look easy.

My favorite thing about Sarah is her pure love for life. She lives in the now, which is something I often forget to do. I am always reminded that life is such a beautiful gift when I get to spend my time with her and our friends. We want to live our best lives (like Indy Blue) and travel the world, seeing everything and helping people along the way. Sarah always finds a reason to be grateful for this life we are given. She has hope for the future and is excited to see where life takes her. This gives me inspiration and I am so grateful to be a part of her journey.

Best friend, you deserve the world and more than I could ever fathom and I cannot wait to see you go get it.

I love you,

Your Biggest Fan

hallie_cunningham
hallie_cunningham Jan 28, 2019
At Bowling Green State University

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I'm The Girl Without A 'Friend Group'

And here's why I'm OK with it

Taylor Grace Abrahams
Taylor Grace Abrahams Apr 3, 2017
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Little things remind me all the time.

For example, I'll be sitting in the lounge with the people on my floor, just talking about how everyone's days went. Someone will turn to someone else and ask something along the lines of, "When are we going to so-and-so's place tonight?" Sometimes it'll even be, "Are you ready to go to so-and-so's place now? Okay, we'll see you later, Taylor!"

It's little things like that, little things that remind me I don't have a "friend group." And it's been like that forever. I don't have the same people to keep me company 24 hours of the day, the same people to do absolutely everything with, and the same people to cling to like glue. I don't have a whole cast of characters to entertain me and care for me and support me. Sometimes, especially when it feels obvious to me, not having a "friend group" makes me feel like a waste of space. If I don't have more friends than I can count, what's the point in trying to make friends at all?

I can tell you that there is a point. As a matter of fact, just because I don't have a close-knit clique doesn't mean I don't have any friends. The friends I have come from all different walks of life, some are from my town back home and some are from across the country. I've known some of my friends for years, and others I've only known for a few months. It doesn't really matter where they come from, though. What matters is that the friends I have all entertain me, care for me, and support me. Just because I'm not in that "friend group" with all of them together doesn't mean that we can't be friends to each other.

Still, I hate avoiding sticking myself in a box, and I'm not afraid to seek out friendships. I've noticed that a lot of the people I see who consider themselves to be in a "friend group" don't really venture outside the pack very often. I've never had a pack to venture outside of, so I don't mind reaching out to new people whenever.

I'm not going to lie, when I hear people talking about all the fun they're going to have with their "friend group" over the weekend, part of me wishes I could be included in something like that. I do sometimes want to have the personality type that allows me to mesh perfectly into a clique. I couldn't tell you what it is about me, but there is some part of me that just happens to function better one-on-one with people.

I hated it all my life up until very recently, and that's because I've finally learned that not having a "friend group" is never going to be the same as not having friends.

SEE ALSO: To The Girls Who Float Between Friend Groups

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Taylor Grace Abrahams
Taylor Grace Abrahams Apr 3, 2017
At University of Missouri

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To My Best Friend Of 15 Years

You are my person.

Danielleroberson142
Danielleroberson142 Jun 19, 2019
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To my person,

I will never forget the first day that we met. It was the first day of preschool and my mom had just dropped me off. As I started to walk into the classroom I noticed that you were sitting alone on the floor crying. Not sure what to do, I went over to you and asked if you wanted to go play. Your face immediately lit up as we walked into the classroom and in that moment I knew that you would become my best friend. Ever since that day we've been attached by the hip and I wouldn't want it any other way.

April Roberson

Our friendship is the one true relationship that I can count on and for that I am forever grateful. This friendship of ours goes beyond our laughs and lake days. It's real. Through blood, sweat, and tears you've always been right by my side no matter what. You pick me up when I am drowning in pain. You cheer for me even when my ego is a little too high. You love me even when you should hate me. But, most importantly, you stand by me.

Our friendship is the perfect example of trust. You taught me that the right people can be trusted and will not betray you. No matter how dark the secret or how crazy the adventure, you never speak a word about me to anyone. You care about protecting my heart from the awful things in this world and when I am broken you are always there to pick up the pieces no matter how long it takes them to heal.

April Roberson

Our friendship has been a lifetime of happiness with a little bit of spunk. Not only do you encourage my crazy adventures, but you're always right by my side for each one. You keep life exciting and you make it easy. You are a true gift from God and I feel completely indebted to you for the role that you've played in my life. Our friendship is so special because it's full of our tremendous amounts of giving, sharing, and most importantly, love. There's not a day that goes by when I don't feel overwhelmingly thankful to have you by my side doing life with me.

So thank you, to my person. Thank you for always showing up for every little thing and making life so much better. Thank you for being my adventure inspiration and my lifelong travel buddy. Thank you for loving me unconditionally through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lastly, thank you for being the one person that I can forever count on in this life time. I love you with my whole heart and I wouldn't want to do life with anyone else. You are my person.

Love,

Me

April Roberson

Danielleroberson142
Danielleroberson142 Jun 19, 2019
At University of Missouri

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