A best friend is the person you would do anything for. A best friend is the person who first comes to mind when you need to get something off your chest. It's the person who you can sit around and do nothing with, and still consider that an eventful day. A best friend is someone who you can rely on and have learned to love despite their annoying quirks because you no longer find them annoying. So, my question is, when did every single person you're friends with become a "best friend?" I've seen way too many people post a picture of their best friends one day and then a whole other group of best friends the next day.
This is a serious question because I see the term being thrown around so loosely in this day in age. I've never seen someone have as many best friends as they do today. It's okay to have more than one best friend, but when did it become the norm to associate all your friends with being your best friends? That friend that you only hang out with when you want to go out is most likely not your best friend. Not to diminish anyone's friendship but a best friend is someone who you want to hang out with all the time, not just when you need a going-out buddy. A best friend is your staying-in and going-out buddy -- you'll do whatever, whenever, as long as you get to spend time with that friend because they make anything you do that much more fun.
The person that you can rely on no matter what is your best friend. If you can freely tell them something and know they won't go around telling anyone else what you said, then that is someone you should value as a best friend. It's not the person who is going to go tell their best friend what you told them in confidence. It's someone you don't even have to worry about that happening with because you trust them and know they wouldn't.
A best friend is someone you can be yourself with completely and know that even when they get annoyed with you they'll be right back to joking around the next minute. You have that bond with them and trust them with anything, and the same goes vice-versa. You'll tease them endlessly about every little thing they do, but it's all out of love.
This person is someone you have things in common with, a person who you can joke around easily with and when your jokes are a flop, it makes you laugh even more. You're comfortable in silence with them. They can tell when you're not feeling completely yourself. They're truly your person.
So how can we associate every single friend we have as our best friend -- the question I just keep wondering. It became almost too easy for people to start throwing this term around when it most likely does not apply to every friend you have. You can have people you love and care for but they're not necessarily your best friend. There are people who have been in your life for so long that you don't know what else to call them, even if you've never reached that special bond. I guess I'm just asking for everyone to sit back and remember what a best friend truly is before associating it with every single friend they have.
