Just like finding your significant other makes you feel complete and is an important journey in life, so is finding your true best friend. It’s not just romantic relationships that matter in life, good, strong friendships are as equally important. Without good friends in life, it feels dull and flavorless, doesn’t it?
However, finding your true best friend is not always a smooth and easy journey. A good friend is someone with whom you can be your authentic self, without any fear and hesitation. True friends will never make you feel as if you have to be someone else in order to have their friendship in your life. But, what are the signs of a true friend, rather what are the signs you’ve found your best friend forever?
Let’s find out!
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8 Signs You Have Finally Found Your True Best Friend
1. They accept you wholeheartedly with all your flaws.
Who is your true best friend? Someone who loves you and accepts you just as the way you are. Your flaws are something that doesn’t bother them too much because they are mature and kind enough to understand that no human is perfect. They would rather have the imperfect but real you, rather than the “perfect” but fake you.
They know how beautiful your soul is, and your beauty lies in your imperfections because that’s what makes you human. You have experienced so many things in your life, and that has made you the person you are today. Your true best friend always acknowledges that your flaws are a part of you, and it’s your flaws too that make you special.
2. They trust you completely.
Be it a romantic relationship or a friendship, trust is non-negotiable; if you cannot trust each other, your friendship can neither thrive nor survive. The things you share with each other are sacred, and if your friend respects that and never speaks about it to anyone else, then you have won the friendship lottery.
Your true best friend is like your personal journal, you can pour your heart out to them and say whatever is there in your heart and soul. They will listen to all of it without any judgment and never speak of it to another soul. Trust in friendship is extremely important, as it gives you a certain sense of peace and safety when you feel like venting out your frustrations and pain.
3. They never support your bullshit and always call you out on your nonsense.
It’s always better to have people in your life who will tell you the truth, instead of people who will only stroke your ego and let you harm yourself in the process. One of the biggest signs of a true friend is that they will always call you out when you choose to walk on the wrong path, even if it makes you hate them.
The wrong kind of friends will blindly support you in every wrong decision you take, because deep, down inside they want to see you suffer. However, your true best friend will never let that happen. They will always give you the right advice, will scold you if you do something wrong, and will try their best to make sure that you never knowingly get involved in sticky situations.
Your best friend will make you hear harsh truths, not because they want to hurt you, but because they want to stop you from making regrettable mistakes.
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4. They always hype you up.
No matter who is on your side, a true best friend will always be there as your biggest cheerleader. They will be the ones who will be screaming the loudest for you in the stands when you are on the field having just scored the best goal of your life. They will be the ones jumping up and down with joy when you get into your dream college.
Your best friend knows your dreams, struggles, desires, and goals and stands by you like a rock when you work hard to fulfill them. They will always be the first person to say “You can do this!”, and mean every word. They will be there to hold you when you fail, and then help you get up when you try again. They are your biggest cheerleader and with them by your side, you can conquer the world.
5. They push you to be the best version of yourself.
If you always stay in your comfort zone, you will never be able to grow and progress in life. Yes, it’s definitely intimidating to get out of your comfort zone and walk on an unknown, difficult path, but when you have your best friend beside you, you have nothing to be scared of. A true best friend will push you to be the best version of yourself, even if it means pushing you to do the things that you are scared of.
They will motivate you to take risks and encourage you to bet on yourself so that you can touch the skies. Even if you end up hating them at that moment, deep down inside you know that you need that push. Your best friend knows what your potential is and that is why they push you over and over again so that you fulfill all your dreams and goals.
And after a point, you feel like you could never have done it without them, and honestly, you would never want to. When you come to this realization, that is when you know that you have finally found your true best friend.
6. They are not scared of showing you their goofy and quirky side.
Be it doing a rendition of “Single Ladies” or trying to dance like Derek Hough, a true best friend will never be embarrassed of showing their dorky side to you. Just like you feel comfortable showing your quirky side to them, they feel the same. They might feel embarrassed in front of others, but in front of you? Never!
The friendship you share with each other is free of judgments, ridicule, and inauthenticity. You are not scared of making mistakes, nor are you worried about making a fool of yourself in front of them. There is only love, acceptance, support, and joy in your friendship and these are the things that make your bond special and unbreakable.
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7. They fight with you if you hurt them, knowingly or unknowingly.
If you do something that hurts them or makes them feel bad, they will never ghost you nor will they just stop talking to you all of a sudden. Rather, they will confront you and will want to talk it out with you, so that things can be resolved. They might even fight with you and show their hurt and anger, but they will never just abandon you without saying a word.
The foundation of a strong, and true friendship is honesty and that is exactly what they strive to be with you, be it in a good situation or bad. A true best friend will always give an effort to make things right because, for them, the friendship you share with each other is much more important than ego or pride.
8. They always love you for who you really are.
This is probably the most important and defining sign that you have finally found your true best friend. They will always accept you for who you really are, instead of trying to change you into someone who they think you should be. The good, the bad, the worse – everything you are is equally loved and respected.
They never want you to pretend to be someone else you’re not, and they genuinely love the person you are. They know what real friendship is, and they never force you to be someone else; the love they feel for you is special and unfiltered.
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These are all the signs that you have found your true best friend. If you find these signs in your friend, then you have seriously hit the jackpot when it comes to friendship. Love them, treasure them, cherish them and never let them go, because having someone like that in your life is rare and priceless.
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