Best friends are a rare and precious thing in this world. Sometimes you have one and sometimes you have many. Either way, they provide companions for this life that are supposed to help make the journey ten times more fun than it would be without them.

Here are 15 examples of what it means to be best friends:

1. You are equally excited for their successes as you are for your own.

As best friends, you support each other and act as their biggest fans. A success for them is a success for you, just as a failure for them is a failure for you. When they won that scholarship or got the new job, you are genuinely happy for them and plan a celebration.

2. It is okay to threaten them when they are making a stupid decision.

Sometimes your best friends have really bad ideas, and it can be your job to tell them so. Best friends are honest, and a simple joke about beating them up if they go through with it can send the perfect message. Your best friend will get it.

3. Making a dramatic entrance into their house is a must.

At this point, their house is probably your house too. It can be fun to abuse your right as best friends and alert the family of your presence with a dramatic scene.

4. Random dance sessions are not frowned upon.

More often than not, you have the same taste in music and special songs that make you want to break-out the dance moves. Best friends understand the need to dance and won't hesitate to join you.

5. No one hurts your best friend without you having a say about it.

Best friends defend each other and will call out those who have hurt you. They're your back-up and are there to vent about any situation.

6. Chances are, you're getting into trouble as a unit.

When you get into trouble, your best friends were the ones who either helped you or were there with you when it happened. Most of your bad ideas involved them as well.

7. They will be staying at your house after a scary movie. There's no question.

It may always seem like a fun idea to watch a scary movie at night. However, when it is over, you will look to your best friend and immediately tell them they aren't allowed to leave your house. They won't disagree. You will protect each other from whatever monster you just watched.

8. You get each other's sense of humor, even if you're the only ones who do.

You understand your best friends more than anyone and you get their sense of humor. Even if their jokes aren't funny, you still laugh because they're your best friends.

9. They have your back and wouldn't let you do something that they wouldn't do.

It is your best friend's job to protect you from yourself. You trust their judgement call when yours can be distracted by outside sources.

10. Cute pictures are required to show off your friendship.

You're proud of your best friends and want to show them off. A cute picture on social media should make everyone jealous.

11. When your best friend is telling you something, it can be fun to make them mad.

Nothing can be more entertaining than making fun of your best friends when they're trying to be serious. They don't get mad at you because they do the same thing when the roles are reversed.

12. Whenever you're together, adulthood seems nonexistent or very far away.

Best friends bring out your inner child and they make you feel so young. When you're goofing around, your adult responsibilities evaporate.

13. Visiting your friends at work can either sincerely make their day or make them lose their job.

Work oftentimes is a boring or frustrating obligation. Best friends can make your day better by visiting you and entertaining you for a little while. However, you sometimes have to remind them that this is indeed your job, and you need to keep it.

14. They listen to you when you need to talk, regardless of how many times they've heard it before.

The main role of best friends is to listen. They never think your concerns are dumb and they let you vent about the same thing whenever you need to.

15. Having them around is a huge blessing, and no one else can understand your level of weirdness.

Your best friend is your best friend for a reason. They make life more fun.

If you have a best friend, thank them today for everything they add to your life.