Friends by definition are people that one associates with, having an established level of trust and knowing of eat other. When done naturally, it seems meeting new people is easy. It seems that this easy of connection comes oddly enough between people of the same gender because it seems that there is always that ground level mutualality there. It’s when we move into the idea of opposite gener friendships that things begin to get a little…fuzzy. It seems that at the core of any opposite gender friendship there is the desire by either one or both people that wanto to make it more than that. Anyway, I degress. Friends are people that you are supposed ot be able to depend on and to count on when you need them most. All friends however, are not equal. Most of these are “shallow” in that they are only there for a couple of months during school and then they are gone. Very rarely do you get someone that will be there after you get out of school and as you go into the next semester. These are the people that you try and hang onto. Unfortunately, these people are also few and far between. In my life I have two…maybe three of these friends. I keep them close, because I never know when I am going to need someone that I can depend on. I had one friend that I used to depend on alike, and also liked. However, I had my heart broken by her, and I now no longer talk to her.

The thing with friends is that the relationships you have with them, whether loving or not, have to be constantly worked on. It can take as little as a week, and the friendship you have with someone will start to break down. One of my friends I value very much, and I feel guilty when I don’t get to talk to her as much as I used to. Our friendship has remained strong though, and I hope it stays that way. No matter who you are, if you have some good friends, keep them close, keep them company, and always keep them in your hearts.