How did you meet your best friend?
By GemmaR
@GemmaR (8517)
May 25, 2011 6:02am CST
I think that best friends are something to treasure :)
I met my best friend at the moment at University. She didn't really talk to me that much in first year, but I invited her to sit with us at the beginning of second year, and we've become very close friends since then. She has helped me through some very difficult times in my life, and I can say with all honesty that I don't actually know where I would be without her.
Where did you meet your best friend? How long ago? Do you think you'll be best friends forever?
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18 responses
@marguicha (222844)
• Chile
26 May 11
I have had several best friends along the years. All of them have helped me and, depending on life, one gets closer or more distant than another at a time.
The first friend I had was a school mate when I was little. We are friends until now but she doean´t live in my country so it´s not that easy to keep in touch. I have a close group of friends now. We see each other often and I hope I´ll have them forever, as you say.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
It's good to have more than one best friend who you could go to when the times get tough. It's always nice to know that there are people there to help you no matter what happens in each of your lives. It's a terrible shame when a friend moves away; our friendship group has just been scattered across the country to go to university but we still all meet up every few months for a good catch up and a gossip; and we find that social networking websites are absolute lifesavers with regards to keeping in contact with people as well.
@marguicha (222844)
• Chile
29 May 11
I you are really friends, you will see each other from time to time and keep in touch with each other
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
25 May 11
I've known my best friend since shortly after my birth. We are always together, and have never had a falling out. I can trust my best friend with my life (and have done many times) He has never ever let me down and I know he never will because my best friend is myself!
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
Wow, I honestly think that it is amazing that you've known your friend right from when you were born. That friendship must have been incredibly strong for it to have survived all of these years. If you think about all of the phases that children and teenagers go through, and all of the hormonal falling outs, it is incredible that you have managed to stay strong for all this time.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
29 May 11
I had a few best friends in my life. IN my journey, they taught me different things at different stages of my life. There's one whomtaught me about life lessons, learn the harsh reality of life, bringing me to their darkest world. While the other brings me deeper into their world, with some other concerns, which is completely different. In order for me or them to be best friends, learning from each other is very important, other than being there for each other.. haha =D 
@GemmaR (8517)
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30 May 11
I love the way that we all have different close friends during different important times in our lives. For me, my best friends come in three categories; school friends, university friends and band friends. I was in a band (brass) along with ~50 other people when I was younger, and I still have a fair few friends from back in those days. There is always somebody to make me smile when I'm feeling down, and also to give me advice whenever I should need it.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
27 May 11
I actually met the girl that is my best friend for the first time when I was just four years old. Our family had recently moved here and her mother was my first Sunday school teacher when we got here. Our friendship really started to blossom, however when we were six years old and ended up going to the same school. We were in Girl Scouts together and in class together. As we got older we were also in youth group together and swam together. Though we live about 1000 miles apart now, she is still my best friend. We've been very close friends for the past 26 years.
@GemmaR (8517)
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30 May 11
This is a lovely story. I think that this is a clear example of the fact that some friendships are just "meant to be", and nothing that happens will ever be able to pull them apart. If you ended up going to the same school, I believe that it isn't chance, it's most certainly fate that brought the two of you together. Twenty six years is such a long time to be friends with a person, so your friendship with this girl has clearly passed the test of time. Well done :).
@allknowing (136060)
• India
27 May 11
I had to think to find out who is my best friend as I have quite a few of them and we are very close. Some of them have been in my life right from the time we were in the I standard, one was my childhood neighbour, one from my office but I also have a sister. We are very close compared to my other siblings.
@GemmaR (8517)
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30 May 11
I don't think you have to choose one best friend, it's lovely that you have more than one close friend for you to go to if you're ever in need of some help or support. I am kind of like this. Although I think I do have one best friend, there are several others who I am also close to and would help if they ever needed anything from me. I am lucky that I have a brother who I get on with very well, too, and I would consider him to be one of my best friends even though he is five years younger than me.
@mohitraj321 (496)
• India
26 May 11
I met with my close friend on my another friends marriage and when we net there were lots of tears on our eyes and we could not say anything for 1 minute and at the end of our tears we were very happy and after that we are in touch with each other. Actually when we were in 12th standard there were a problem between us due to a girl who was our class mat and we both loved her so problem is that after this moment we did not met with each other and after our 12th standard my family shifted to other city there there were no contact between us thanks god to my that friend for his marriage we could meet again.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
I love weddings. People always say that weddings bring people together and, in your case, this is clearly proved to be true. It is good that you managed to make things up with your friend. I think that a lot of friendships are spoiled over silly little things that happen at high school which could have been avoided. So many friendships exist which could be really good if only we would forget the past and give those friendships a chance.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
26 May 11
I met my best friend 19 years ago. We met at my aunts house around Thanksgiving. We have been together ever since then and now married too for the last 16 years. He is my soul mate.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
Thanksgiving is a perfect time for both friends and family, so I think it is wonderful that you met your best friend there, and he turned out to be your soul mate too. I believe in fate, and think that it must have been fate that you both met when you did. Congratulations on being together for this long; 16 years truly is a long time and you can tell from the fact that you've been together for so long that you are, in fact, soul mates.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
I guess it's good that you met at such a "specific" event, because then it's obvious that you have interests in common so you'd always have something that you could talk about. Plus, if you've been best friends since 1976, clearly you have a rock solid friendship that can't be destroyed. Good luck in your friendship, and make sure that it continues to go the distance.
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@heri93 (19)
• United States
26 May 11
I met my best friend 8 years ago. She was in the same class with me. She always helped me when I was in a hard position. I love her so much. Now she and I is not in the same town. But we will always be a true friend. Best Friend Forever :)
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
Often, it is the test of distance which truly determines who our best friends are. If you can still remain best friends with this girl even when you're not in the same town then your friendship must be very strong indeed. My best friends have just gone to the other side of the country to university, but we try to meet up as much as we possible can, and we're confident that our friendships will be able to survive the distance because we know that we're all so important to each other.
@Jiabsa (511)
• India
26 May 11
I got my best friend when I was in primary class. Our friendship continued till the end of our schooling. After that also I got many friends. But I can't compare them with my school friend. She was very helpful and understanding. She often comes in my dream. I always wonder why she always comes in my dream! I can't find out an answer for this.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
Often the most inspirational and meaningful people in our lives turn up in our dreams, simply because they deserve to be there. Are you still in contact with her or have you lost touch? If you've lost touch then maybe you could try to get in contact with her again; your head obviously wants to do this if you're dreaming about her. I believe that our dreams have meaning, and that they're trying to tell us something. If a particular person keeps appearing in your dream, then perhaps you're supposed to get back in touch with her.
@cmuayman (30)
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25 May 11
I think best friend is always special for any one . I met my best friend at the moment at the school. At the very first time I just sit beside him . He always try to help me in study. After that we are become very close friend . He always help me in my very difficult moments . And I can honestly say if i will be a very big doctor in my future life I will do some thing for my best friend.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
I like it when friends are made through complete chance circumstances like this. I made my best friend at high school because she got the form to sing to me on my birthday, which was just a couple of days after we first started at the school. She was so lovely to me, and our friendship lasted for the whole five years of high school, and another couple of months when we graduated, too, although something then happened that tested our friendship to the limits and sadly we didn't manage to get through that together.
@investor211 (474)
• Mexico
26 May 11
i met my best friend at the gym, i think it was on friday night, not sure about it but we start talking about how crawed the place was, 24hrsfitness she was about to go when we see an empty place to sit to wait for our second routine, we have see each other days before, but she came with friends and i was alone most of the time since i was the last to go home, my friends do not work out that much as i do.
so she was asking about the heavy routines she had durin the night, after that day we still frinds until now
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
It's good that you met your best friend at the gym, as it shows that you have shared interests. I believe that it is these shared interests which will truly allow us to keep our friends, as it allows us to always have something that we can talk to each other about when we meet up, even if it's been a long time.
It's funny how circumstances can draw us together. My best friends were brought to me in completely different circumstances, but I always think about how much a tiny decision in my life could have changed the way I'd lived my life, and also had a huge impact upon the people I'd met.
@balaji85in (459)
• India
25 May 11
Hi GemmaR.. I met my best friend at 1997.. Since he is the one & only person whom i feel my best friend.. We became a friends at school. But in 2003 i am supposed to change my living place to other place which is far away from my old place.. So we are not able to meet each other regularly, then we started communicate through phone & then some times we chat through online. I met him last year in person.. He is the one and only person my best friend forever until my life ends..
Thanks for an opportunity to share my sweet memories.. Indeed Best friends are treasure..
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
I think it's lovely that you've only had one best friend in your life. I have had several, and have always let situations and events get in the way of keeping in contact with people. It's nice that you manage to chat a lot, and I must admit that online social networking sites are a life saver with regards to friendships and keeping in contact with people who you haven't spoken to in a good while. I wish you luck, and certainly agree that best friends are treasure.
@racsosaripsa (12)
• Philippines
25 May 11
It was five years ago that i met my best friend.We had a casual texting for a month until we finally decided to meet each other.It was my vacation period.I worked far from her place.
On the first time we met i was surprised because she doesn't talk too much until for a week that we spent together we talk for our formal date..It's a long story after..Now, we celebrate our 4th anniversary..She is my best friend and my girlfriend too.Next year a wife..Thanks for the topic..
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
That is so beautiful. I am pleased for you that you have managed to find not only a best friend but also a long term partner as well. It is good that you say you are best friends and partners, as I believe that one of the most important things about love is that we are 100% comfortable with our partners and able to talk to them about anything, like you would with your best friend. If you have both of those roles in one person then this is amazing for you, and I am sure that you will have a long and happy relationship together in the future.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
25 May 11
I have been blessed with 2 best friends. The first I met because my then-husband became friendly with him when he was working in his building, it was one of his clients. We all developed a wonderful friendship with Ben and his then-girlfriend, Jane. (not their real names, of course) Eventually, they broke up and Ben and Jane's best friend (they all 3 knew each other in college) Lisa began talking on the phone because Lisa and her husband Jack were breaking up. One thing led to another and Lisa and Ben fell in love. I'd met Lisa on a road trip with Jane and we really hit it off. Well, even though Jane and Ben had broken up and did not want to get back together Jane resented Lisa's falling in love with him so after 10 years they are still not speaking. Lisa and Ben married and are happy together. They are my best friends and have remained friends with both my ex and myself after our divorce, which tells you what sort of great people they are.
Yes, we'll be best friends the rest of our lives. Since I moved away we don't talk as much as we used to but every time we do it's like we haven't spent a week apart. Aside from my children and my family, the two of them are my treasures here on earth.
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
I think that one of the true measures of whether you are close friends is how you cope when you're reunited after being apart for a long period of time. If you can chat away as though no time has passed then I am sure that you have best friends for life, and I am almost envious that you've managed to make such good friends.
That being said, my friends at university live fairly close but we're all busy so we only manage to meet up every couple of months, and that feels as though we've never had any time apart. I would class them as my best friends at the moment, even though I have only known them for a year and a half.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
25 May 11
Well,i met with my best friend three years ago. That was the first time i stepped into my college. She is considerable and friendly to me..I do think that we would be best friend forever! And when i encountered some problems,she could always be my side.i really cherish this friendship.
@GemmaR (8517)
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26 May 11
I think that the most important thing about a friendship with anyone is that you should be able to go to them for help or advice if you have any kind of problem. I know that my friends will always be there for me if I need to them to be, and I met them on my first day of college too. It was good, as I think that everyone is a little bit nervous when they start at a new place, so making new friends straight away was certainly very good for me and it helped me to settle in with them.
@ordinarygirl88 (175)
• Philippines
25 May 11
I met my best friend at school when we were still in high-school. 1st year high-school to be specific.Right after our class... she asked me about the teachers..after our conversation about that teachers.I introduce her to my friends.. after 3 months we became best friends... When she asked me at that time, I really feel comfortable talking to her.. She's nice, kind, good listener and thoughtful. I guarantee to myself that we will be best friends forever...and We've been best friends for 10 yrs now...and we still have time to each other even though she already have a boyfriend...
@GemmaR (8517)
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29 May 11
The best thing about having a good friend is being able to talk to them about whatever you want to talk to them about. A best friend should be able to listen as well as talk, and you're lucky in that it seems as though you have already found that perfect friend for you in your life.
It's always hard when your friend gets a boyfriend, but it's good that the two of you still manage to find the time for each other despite this.
@sanijas83 (270)
• Latvia
30 May 11
I met my friend when I tried to enter the University. I had to live in a youth hostel and share a room with this girl. Later she became a close friend of mine. It was already nine years ago. Now she has moved to another country, so we do not meet often in reality, we use internet possibilities to keep in touch. I hope we will stay friends and that the distance will not make us forget each other.
