Cousins are the siblings that when y'all fight, they can just go home, and you don't have to spend every single second of the day with them if you don't want to. They are the best people to be around when you just need a break. They always have your back no matter what because they are your family, and family means nobody gets left behind. Here are 9 reasons your cousins are actually your best friends!

1. You grow up with them.

I remember being a little kid and I was always with my cousins. If we weren't all at my house, then we were at one of their houses.

2. They are at all of your family gatherings.

Family gatherings would be torture if you didn't have your best friends there to keep you company.

3. Y'all take fun photos.

You know each others personalities so well that y'all match poses to get a good photo.

4. No matter how long it has been since you've talked, it feels like no time has passed.

With a bunch of us off at college, I don't talk to my cousins as much as I used to, but whenever we do talk, it feels like I just talked to them an hour ago.

5. You spent way more time with them than with your other friends as a kid.

As a kid, I spent most of my time with my cousins, either going to school, after school, summer camp. We did everything together.

6. They are your Big/Little sibling.

I was an only child, so my cousins were all basically my little siblings. I spent so much time with them, it was absolutely insane.

7. Nobody could ever compare to the bond you have with them.

My cousins and I were inseparable almost our whole lives. Up until high school, some of us went to the same school, so no matter who I met, nobody could ever beat the bond I had with my cousins.

8. You can confide in them.

Nobody has ever kept your secrets better than a cousin.

9. You go on vacations together.

What is better than going on vacation? Going on vacation with your best friends of course!