Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

Wench says,

I don't even know anymore. I had a best friend in high school. Our relationship ended very badly. There's a girl I've called my best friend for a while, but the truth is, when we get together, which is rare these days, our conversations end up feeling to me like a competition for whose life has the most meaning, depth or suckage. I talk about my baby and she says, "I know exactly what you mean, my rats do that too."

Maybe my sister is my best friend. But even there, I've learned the hard way that there are a lot of things that I can't talk with her about. I think lately my husband and I both have been realizing that we really don't have other people in our lives that we feel like we can be completely open with and that that's hurting us both. I wish I had a best friend.

ctgoods2 says,

To Wench - I remember feeling similarly when I was much younger. And I look back now and realize this is how our husbands become our best friends. My husband is truly my best friend - he listens when no one else will even though I think he's ignoring my latest rant. He is the one who will stand up for me with a standard "She has her reasons for that", even when he doesn't quite understand my reasons. He is also the one that asks, "Are you venting or am I riding shotgun?" Hang in there - you may already have a best friend in the making.

That being said - yes - 2. My hubby and my sisterfriend. She fills in when my hubby takes leave of his senses.

maryjane31 says,

My husband will always be my best friend. He may not always agree with me on some things, but we have some great discussions. My sons are my best friends also. I have two female friends who I have known for so many years and are the best. I also am my own best friend. Thats enough for me in a lifetime.

Dragonflower says,

I used to when I was younger. But it is much harder, I am finding, to make friends at my age. Everyone is so busy with their own lives and families. I read somewhere that when you seek a friend, you are asking them to make room in their lives for you. Not everyone can do that.

The person I just broke up with after 16 years was my best friend. I think that is what I miss most. I miss my friend who always stood up for me to myself. He showed me how wonderful I was. We tried to keep our friendship the last few years while the relationship fell apart, but it just doesn't work the same once you've been more than friends. I can't tell you why it doesn't work, I just know it doesn't.

Believe says,

My husband is my husband. We are so much more than friends.

And to answer your question: No.

L2L3 says,

Define "best." Best at what? Best when? I believe that the older you get the less likely it is that one person fits all, so to speak. As my life has developed and varied, so have my friends.