6 Reasons to Keep Your Good Friends Close 

Best friends are for life; that’s the saying. And these days that is truer than ever. It’s important to have people you look up to and that you care about. You want somebody you can rely on for your whole life, and vice versa but the list is endless of amazing things that best friends often do for each other.

They Are There Through the Hard Times

Everyone is going to go through hard times in their lives. There will be a lot of ups and downs, and you need to make sure you are there for your friend and then when things go wrong and the bad times approach your friend will need you more than ever. It could be helping them get over bereavement. Or it might be encouraging them to check into rehab for addiction problems. Either way, you have to make sure you are there and that you support them through the hard times. People can be affected in many different ways through tragedy, loss, addiction and pain. Your job is not to judge, it is to support because that is what friends do.

They Back You Up

Real friends back each other up through anything. Even dating back to school, if someone is being picked on, their best friend will always step in and back them up. And you need to remember this and take it with you into later life. There are a lot of things you can do to back each other up. It’s a show of solidarity and a great way of demonstrating how much you mean to each other. This is something that real friends will always do, and it’s important to remember that. Best friends will always do what is right for each other no matter how difficult.

Someone to Always Be Honest With

One of the most important, and most underrated, qualities of a friend is honesty. People talk a lot about loyalty and compassion, and these matter, of course, but, honesty is also hugely important. Best friends should always be honest with each other no matter what the circumstances. Your friend may not like what you say, but they will eventually appreciate your honesty. Sometimes, the honest answer is not the easiest, but, part of being a friend is making sure you put the truth above preserving someone’s feelings.

Time Doesn’t Change Things

As the years go by, people get older, and they move away. You all get on with your lives, and you might do this far away from home. You will have people who you drift apart from over the years, but, true friends – best friends, are people you will always make the time and effort to keep in touch with. It could be a phone call, a text message, a Facebook chat. Or, you might even get together once every couple weeks to touch base and enjoy some cocktails and chat. This is important because it helps your friendship to endure over time as much as it possibly can. The people who matter to you are the ones you make an effort with and want to keep around.

Down for a Party!

At some point in your life, you will want to plan a party for your best friend. It could be a birthday party, a bachelorette party, or a celebration for something else, but, it’s important to give them a big party to remember. Planning the perfect birthday party for your best friend is part of the job description of being BFFs and when you get older, you can be sure that a bridal shower is in your future! You know your best friend’s likes and interests better than anyone, so the time has come to use this knowledge so you can throw the perfect party for them.

Encourage and Uplift

Another of the important things that best friends do for one another is to encourage. Now, in life people often receive a lot of discouragement. So few of us are inspired, motivated, or encouraged to follow our dreams. If your friend is passionate about something and they love it, then you need to encourage that interest. It’s really important to encourage your bestie and try to help them develop skills and talents.

Your best friend is one of the most important people in your life and it’s important to make sure you take the time to value one another. There are so many things that besties do for each other, so, it’s important to make sure you do things for your best friend and show them how much you value them in your life.

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