BFF- Best Friend Forever.

[Sigmund]

Good Sunday evening.

I am blessed with a BFF.

He knows me and *gets* me. We talk every day. We text each other all day long. We watch movies and TV shows together. He worries about me. He watches over me. He rejoices with me when things are especially goodie roonie. He hurts when I am sad. He is the person who would know if I come up missing. He would be THE first one to know I'm in trouble and rally the troops. He loves my goofy azz and forgives me my faults. He ... well, I guess you get the idea.

Oh! Let me give you an example.

A few years back, my son lent me his A Nightmare Before Christmas lunch box for work. It was stolen. Bummer. A few days ago I came home and there was a package waiting for me. I opened it up and Behold! There was an awesome A Nightmare Before Christmas lunchbox (with a thermos)! I didn't have to think a second who got it for me. Only my BFF would know. Only my BFF would have paid attention to my loss and remember.

Cool, huh?

Tell us about your BFF.

Thank you.

 

[not_nadine]

Shellbells. Even though we have not talked in a couple of months. We moved apart. But somehow always ended up near, job related or something.

We met on a beach before we were even in first grade. Our parents had rented houses for summer.

I ended up in school with her. My heart love, she is.
We have seen each other grow up. Good times and bad. There were some really good times and some horrible bad times for both of us. I am Godmother to her only child who for some reason is all grown up now.

I gotta go call her. I am cryin.

 

[Kurben]

We met in daycare. When we were 2-3 years old. Got along famously. And played together. Then we ended up in the same school. she was one of the leaders of the girls, i was the bullied one of the boys. But she stood by me all the time. And we played and helped eachother through school. When her father got bloodpoisoning i was there and when my father fell down some stairs she was there. We talked. She has three nice kids, grownup now, well almost. We never thought in the terms BFF but since we been friends for about 48 years now, through childhood, teenagers and grownup phases of life i guess you could call us that.

 

[muskrat]

Don't have one anymore, unless you count my sister--we've always had each other's backs; loan each other money when the other is low, or the use of a couch when we need somewhere to crash. We share wild, weekend-long drinking adventures and annoy everybody with our Byzantine literary or pop-culture chatter. She's about the only living human being I can really talk to--the only one that 'gets' me, and vice-versa. Without her I'd have went insane long ago.

Now, my best male friend from school actually DID go insane back in college--Sid Barrett style with a batch of homemade acid. Kinda miss him.

 

[FlakeNoir]

Now, my best male friend from school actually DID go insane back in college--Sid Barrett style with a batch of homemade acid. Kinda miss him.

So sorry about that, Rat...

 

[PatInTheHat]

Dead Dave, he was just Dave, but well, now he's dead of course.
Lost him to a bad ticker to match his habits just over three years ago, knew him over thirty years.
Could always count on him, to drive me out of my freakin' skull, to show up for a free meal just as it was getting dished out (especially steak) to never ever pick up a check, and to always be there if I needed him.
He and Mama were pals, too, she thought of him not exactly as a son, he was just thirteen years younger than she, but more like a long lost relative who just showed up one day, and he treated her like royalty.
I'll never replace Dave, he was one of a kind.
But I got you guys, and y'all can be rather weird, not Dead Dave weird, but weird enough;-)

 

[Spideyman]

Met during college. Always there for each other through thick and thin. Our lives paralleled each other. Distance in miles later separated us, but we remain BFF. We sense each other needs and are always there.

 

[danie]

Met my best friend 8 years ago when I moved to a new school to teach. She has helped me through more tough times than I can count by listening and also by telling me exactly what she thinks without holding back. She tells me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear. We agree on most everything, but when we don't, we have a sensible and intelligent discussion about it.

We have laughed about the stupidest things, and we can tell what the other is thinking with just a sideways glance. We taught fifth grade together for 5 years, and then I made the choice to move up to the middle school. The only reason I didn't want to go was because I would miss teaching with her so much. She's the one who would do anything to help me, no matter the time or reason. It's nice to have someone you can tell ANYTHING to, and know she will never judge.

I would also like to thank not_nadine for being my best friend on this board. She has helped me through a tough time, esp lately.
I don't know where I would be without her.

 

[TheRedQueen]

Growing up, I had two best friends. We met when we were all still in diapers, and were inseparable for years. Even when they moved ten hours away because of their parents' divorce, we stayed in touch and saw each other whenever parental units allowed. Adulthood changed us, and we have drifted apart. I became the black sheep of the family, my "sister" has married a man none of us like, and my "brother" is adrift in his life. It's hearbreaking to see something I once thought would last forever slipping through my fingers like sand. Those two were my lifeline in a childhood that was full of torment and pain. And now they're gone.


But there are new friends, and for someone like me that's saying something. Back in 2008, I met this zany, talkative, awesome woman who was six years older than me. We met through work, and somehow we became good friends. Then, in 2012 when my life blew up in my face, she was there when no one else was. She accepted me, understood my brokenness, and helped me through my darkest time. I have her to thank for getting me and my husband back together. She has proven countless times to be a priceless friend, and I don't know what I would do without her.

 

[pegasus216]

My best friend has forgotten me. I haven't spoken to her in almost 2 years. She doesn't have time for me any more it seems. When she left her husband with an infant child who did she run to? Me. She stayed with me until she got her own place, then she bought her own house, and things changed.
The other one moved to another state, and didn't tell me.
So right now I have no best friend except Karen.

 

[danie]

My best friend has forgotten me. I haven't spoken to her in almost 2 years. She doesn't have time for me any more it seems. When she left her husband with an infant child who did she run to? Me. She stayed with me until she got her own place, then she bought her own house, and things changed.
The other one moved to another state, and didn't tell me.
So right now I have no best friend except Karen.

Maybe your friends are going through a hard time? Just drop them an email and tell them you're thinking about them. Even if you get no response, at least they'll know. Your communication may be the one thing that helps them through the day. When going through a mess, I often shut down and don't communicate with anyone. I don't know if that's true for your friends, but you never know.

 

[fushingfeef]

Is it a cliche to say I married my best friend? Anyway, I married her.

 

[pegasus216]

Maybe your friends are going through a hard time? Just drop them an email and tell them you're thinking about them. Even if you get no response, at least they'll know. Your communication may be the one thing that helps them through the day. When going through a mess, I often shut down and don't communicate with anyone. I don't know if that's true for your friends, but you never know.

Their email addys no longer work.

 

[danie]

Their email addys no longer work.

Sorry, Peg.

 

[CrimsonKingAH]

My very best friend I met when I was 8 years old.. at around 10 we did the blood sister thingy with a knife, buried something that we each felt was our most beloved item and made a secret pact.
LOL.. funny things kids do.
We have actually remained best friends now for 40 years.. however we no longer live close to each other and rarely see each other. We have gone as long as two years without talking. Funny thing about being best friends is that it doesn't matter. Just know we will always be there for each other when needed (and we always are).

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

My best friend has forgotten me. I haven't spoken to her in almost 2 years. She doesn't have time for me any more it seems. When she left her husband with an infant child who did she run to? Me. She stayed with me until she got her own place, then she bought her own house, and things changed.
The other one moved to another state, and didn't tell me.
So right now I have no best friend except Karen.

Her loss Pegasus. I'm sorry.

 

[doowopgirl]

Is it a cliche to say I married my best friend? Anyway, I married her.

Me too. Sometimes are cliches are cliches because they are true. We just celebrated 25 years together and he gets me like no one ever has.

 

[misery chastain loves co.]

I can't single out one person. I have several friends that I grew up with who I guess would be in the longest friends category. I have my friends from the military who I shared those experiences with, I have my horror friends and that's a whole other experience! I also consider a lot of you guys friends whether we've met or not, we have conversed and shared laughs along with some tears. Isn't that what friendship is all about?
All of my friends bring something different and special to the table. While I am closer to some more than others I appreciate and am happy that I have each and every one of them in my life.

 

[not_nadine]

I would also like to thank not_nadine for being my best friend on this board. She has helped me through a tough time, esp lately.
I don't know where I would be without her.


Aww well jeeze, I did not expect that. We are helping each other. dear heart.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Is it a cliche to say I married my best friend? Anyway, I married her.

...no it would not Bob, I also married mine...and then there are a few here I count as dear friends of the best kind...I hope they know who they are...