Definition: Best Friend

According to the dictionary, a best friend is "the one friend who is closest to you." True best friends are more than that however. Of course, like with a regular friend, you have fun with your best friends. You believe you can trust those people with your life completely. They are the first people you tell when something amazing happens to you, and they are also the first people you tell when something horrible happens. Whether you just need them to listen to you or give you advice, you know that you can depend upon them. These people feel like family and even if you've known them for less than a year, you feel as if you've known them for forever. These people tell you what you need to hear, whether you want to hear it or not. They also protect you from jerks, and will honestly tell you when you need to cut someone out of your life. Even if you're around them 24/7, like I am with my best friends, you never get sick of them. You don't envy them; when they are successful and accomplish something, you feel as if you accomplished something as well. Your best friends will always forgive you, no matter what happens. Nothing is too much for them to forgive because you would never do something truly heinous to a true best friend. Your best friends can always cheer you up and make you laugh, even if all you feel like doing is crying. True best friends actually care about you and want to stay in touch so that they can know what is happening in your life. The most important feature of a best friend, which explains why you trust them so explicitly, is that best friends never judge you. They understand you in so intricate a way that they understand why you do what you do and would never try to press beliefs or ideas onto you. They will not judge you by what they believe is right since they don't judge. In my opinion, finding true best friends is harder than finding true love. Once you find these people or this person however, NEVER LET THEM GO.

My two best friends that I found in college. I love these two with all my heart. (First picture we all took together :D)