So maybe it's a little superficial, but having a Snapchat streak with your number one can seem like a necessity at times. In some ways, it represents your friendship and how close you are. But like all things, it takes work to maintain this manifestation of your love. If you and your friends are in the midst of an intense streak, then you know these struggles:

1. Remembering to snap

For the most part, you snap consistently and without any effort, but we all have those days where time just gets away from us. So in order to make sure the streak doesn't die, you have to remember to send a Snapchat first thing in the morning and the last thing at night.

2. Being in separate time zones

—and learning the hard way how it threatens your streak. It can be hard to consistently communicate when there is a difference in your waking schedules.

3. Being abroad

Even worse than time zone changes is learning how to maintain the streak abroad. International phone plans are expensive, and wifi can be hard to come by, and don't forget about the interference of the plane ride. But if you and your friend kept the streak alive internationally, despite all of this, then you two are the real MVPs.

4. Having to conquer the "no bars" zone

At some point, one of you has been somewhere without service, whether it be in a cinder block office room or on a hike through the woods. It's nice to be off the grid, but you wish you could at least send just one quick snap to keep the streak alive. When you finally found service, one of the first things you probably did was send a snap and hope it's not too late.