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What makes a best friend?

This is a pretty straightforward question and I imagine many of you have similar requirements for a close friend, but I would still like to hear them anyway. Perhaps, if you need somewhere to start, think of your best friend and recall the positive attributes that they possess or a time when they proved themselves to you.

I'll chime in when the winds are favorable.

July 12, 2012

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Segumisama

I don't know about everyone else, but I have three 'best' friends. All three of them i trust implicitly. One of them has leadership qualities, and I know he'd take care of me and give me sound advice on whatever I should do, he'd never lead me astray, he's also a really straightforward guy, and says things plain, no games. One of them's a really good listener, he and I can talk for hours and he always lets me know the trust is mutual for both of us because he shares as much of what's on his mind as I do to him, and one of them's more of a father-figure, as he's actually in his thirties, he knows he's my role model and tries to be worthy of that role by always giving me helpful advice and always asks me what's up and helps in any way he can. All three of these guys have been my friends for years and years. I would tell them anything and to me, that's what makes them a best friend.

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tjhermit

When they show up as a blue dot on your radar.

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holymage

Knows how to have fun!

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Broccoleh

[quote=Buddgie]@Nimaah:

I like your body.. a lot <3[/quote]

Speaking of nice body... ;O

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LowWillpower

For me it's just someone I get along with well. Me and my best friend just have a lot of the same interests& stuff. We have pretty different personalities, but I don't really get along with anyone as well as him (usually).

Honestly, we don't even share all our close personal secrets or anything, because it's not how either of us are. If we really want to talk about it we will, but there are some things we both know to deal with personally.

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groceryshop

Someone who tells you everything and will go to everywhere with you, because as a girl, you always need someone to walk with you o_O even to restrooms.

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BBD

idk.
Never had one.

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ShadeCombo

Just someone whom you can trust with your whole life and vice versa. And to act like @superbity 's friend did. Expected you do the same. Someone you basically can share a lot of stuff with, without it being awkward.

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ho1yxxcleric

[quote=superbity]
My best friend was there for me last year when my dog I'd had since I was 5 passed. I called her crying indecipherably and she stopped everything she was doing and drove over to hug me and talk to me and take me out to eat [b](on her)[/b]. .[/quote]

You ate on top of her? It must have sucked for her.

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WetDuck

[url=http://www.gagful.com/uploads/2012_4/1335004703_Friends_vs_Best_Friends_gag.jpg]Pretty much.[/url]

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Nimaah

[quote=TheAxelFenrir]my best friends are always there for me.[/quote]

hey there, ive seen you around here on basil a couple of times. i just want you to know that your tail is hot
and your ears look soft, and i would probably do stuff to your pixels. can we be friends?

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Watermelon

Adores me and let me have everything I want.

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Thorontur

I actually really dislike labeling a friend(s) as a "best" friend.
I just think its unfair and it shows favoritism (which it basically is).

However i do have a really close friend and she can seriously handle what i got to say; whether it be really kind or really straight up and blunt she can handle it. We also know when we are being serious about name calling or if we are just playing around. And we dont really have awkward moments. Every time we walk home we pretty much dont talk. And it is seriously really fun for us.

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Llamaemon

Your best friend should always be yourself.

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powerguy121

A best friend ? A best friend is your best friend . No you cant have more than one best friend as it defeats the purpose of it . Sure you can have more than one friend but you can only have one best friend . You can have friend closers than other friends , but again ... You can only have one best friend . Let's just say your best friend is the one you trust the most the most loyal and all that goodies . The most overall better friend you have in your arsenal. That's a best friend . If you only have one friend , and he or she is a jerk I guess that person is your best friend . Jokes . I really think its what I said earlier but it has to apply for both parties so if it isn't mutual .. You two aren't best friends .

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WontPostMuch

I don't know, there's a certain kinda chemistry that I just have with certain people that's lacking elsewhere. My best friend is a pretty damn different from me too. I like that we have a lot to talk about in common, we're not judgmental about each other's wildly different lifestyles and philosophies and we constantly introduce to each other new perspectives on stuff. Plus he's kind, generous not very self-centered and bases his decisions on ideals. Except for the kindness one, I'm the polar opposite. I'm very self-centered, if I can make a profit I'll go for it (within certain bounds) and my decisions are either spontaneous or just hedonistic, not grounded upon anything further than pleasure or whatever I feel like doing at the moment. It's a nice ying-yang. We keep each other in check.

I wouldn't say I'm kind either. I'm not unkind...more like affable without ever violating my own ulterior motives or interests (which, btw, are not harmful towards others).

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Omegathorion

OP, weren't you a friend of Rachelity?

This is somewhat on-topic, because she was one of the only people I've talked game design with. I think a quality of close-friendness is being able to bounce ideas off each other and improve upon them from the discussion.

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bubba127

best friend is the one you call to help you hide the corpse of the person you just killed

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