“Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest, it’s about who came and never left your side.”

There are friends. Then, there are best friends. You know, the ones who, “If I murdered someone, I’d call you to help me drag the corpse across the living room floor.”

Let me say that you are honestly so much more to me than words can describe (but I am going to try my best in this article). I’ve experienced different friendships throughout the years, I’ve had some friends stay and I’ve had some friends go. I have come to the conclusion that good friends with good hearts serve an incredibly important purpose in our lives, going above and beyond what we give them credit and appreciation for. For me, you’re that person.

We meet so many different people day to day. Some you never expect to meet and others it was like it was meant to happen. You were meant to have that person walk into your life right when they did. I just want you to know that I am so thankful to have you in my life and I never thought a friendship that I would’ve never expected to happen would turn into one of the biggest blessings in my life. I wish I would have known from the beginning how great of a person you are, and know what caused us to become as close as we are now, but it’s the path of our friendship that has led me to see how special of friend you are to me and because of that, I wouldn't change a thing.

It is crazy to think that after such a short time I feel like I can tell you absolutely anything and I know you won’t judge me. It is even crazier to me that we are so close that I consider you to almost be my other half. The bond we have is something I can’t really put into words. We’re complete opposites in so many ways (but opposites attract, right?) but we can relate on so many levels that it sometimes feels like we’re the same person. You always make me feel supported and loved and I cannot thank you enough for that. You’re one of the first people I tell when anything major happens in my life (good or bad). You're somebody that I know will always be there for me, you’re the one who I can count on through thick and thin, and you’re someone I know I will want standing beside me in my wedding. You’re someone I literally can’t imagine not having in my life.

You are the first person that has made me question what a soulmate is. I have always thought that a soulmate is the person you are destined to spend your whole life with (you know—your boyfriend/girlfriend). This person is somebody that is supposed to complete you and constantly make your life better. They’re somebody you can’t see yourself living without. A soulmate doesn’t have to be the person you want to marry. A soulmate can be a friend or best friend. A soulmate is just supposed to constantly fill your cup every day and pour nothing but love into you. And for me, you have (quickly) became that person.

So let me just end this by saying thank you. Thank you for making me realize I am enough. Thank you for reminding me that I am more than my past and the mistakes I’ve made. Thank you for listening to me vent to you about anything and everything and helping me as much as you can. Thank you for our random dance parties and jam sessions. Thank you for just being you because I don’t know what I would do without you.

“I don’t know if I’ve been changed for the better, but because I knew you, I have been changed for good.”