Definition of a Friend

(Taken from Webster handy college dictionary) Friend: A person on intimate and affectionate terms with another.

(Taken from Heather's Head) Friend: My God-sent gift, that is truly blessing my life

All of you know how important my friends are to me. I would like to branch out on why my friendships are so important.

1. When I ask an opinion, I get the truth. No matter how much it hurts, I want the truth. If I wanted someone to lie to me and tell me what I want to hear, I would've just listened to myself, and not asked. My friends do this. They tell me the HONEST TRUTH, even when I don't really want to hear it.

2. When I need to talk to someone, they listen. They listen and don't put there two sense in. They just listen. And if they do put there two sense in, they do it at the appropritate times and in a loving way.

3. My friends share my values, and my beliefs. And even the ones that don't share my values and my beliefs, they don't criticize me or argue with me about it. They accept it, and love me anyway.

4. My friends will help me if I need help. And they do it lovingly, because they WANT to, not because they have too.

5. My friends don't need to go out and party with me to have a good time. We can sit on the couch at any time of day and just talk, and sometimes that is more rewarding and more fun.

6. My friends share my love to laugh and even if they don't share my love to laugh, they laugh with me anyway, and have fun doing it.

7. My friends laugh with me, not at me, and they laugh at me too. And it's ok, because they laugh at the appropriate times.

8. My friends don't put up with my crap, but even more than that, I don't give them crap to put up with. They care about me way too much for me to want to do that.

9. My friends have listened to my hopes and dreams and are truly happy for them. So much so, they try to help me get to those hopes and dreams for my life.

10. My friends are truly happy for me when things go right in my life, and they are truly there for me when things aren't going right in my life.

11. My friends kno0w that we don't always have to agree, like, dislike, or want the same things to be friends. And they also know not to pretend to like, dislike, or want the same things as me to be my friend. And they also don't pretend to like, dislike or want the same things as me for fear it might jeopordize our friendship. (God made us who we are, don't pretend to be something your not, cause I love you for who you are.)

So that, my friends (hehe), is what I think about friends. :)