I am lucky in that with my closest friends I can trust them. I know I could tell them anything and they would not judge me or laugh at me. They would listen and give advice and they would be prepared to tell me when they thought I was out of line. This works both ways and I will always support my friends through thick and thin, give advice when it's asked for and be a shoulder to cry on.
I've debates with family before about whether you can be good friends with somebody you do not see very often i.e if a friend moves away or has a child and cannot see you as often. For me if you were close friends before the seperation I believe you can stay close friends. It is not about the quantity of time spent together but the quality. If you had to spend large amounts of time with someone to be a good friend to them then we would never have friends for very long as inevitably things change and time can become restircted or the geography of it becomes more difficult.
There are many qualities I strive to be as a good friend and I look for the same in the friends I have. As I have got older I am lucky to say I have met some incredible people and have come along way from being in school. There will always be bitchiness and fights and you can never get along with someone 100% of the time but it is the way in which you go about disagreements that can make a huge difference to a friendship.
Everyone will have different perspectives and opinions and I love discussing with people what they require from their friends (and girlfriends/boyfriends). Overall for me; trust and honesty. I need to trust you and you need to be able to trust me. I always want you to be able to be honest with me and vice versa.
I love my friends and some are family to me; through the good times and bad you are there for one another. I hope you know just how much I appreciate you, respect you and love you.
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