A True Friend

            Everyone has friends or at least a friend, hopefully.  I don’t know anybody that doesn’t have at least one good friend that they can always talk to.  Sometimes they may be just like you and sometimes they may be the exact opposite of you.  No matter how much you have in common, they are still your best friend that you can always trust.  To me there are some important things you should have in every friend ship, such as trust, respect, and some similarities in personality.

            Trust is a big deal in any relationship, but in a friendship I think it is vitally important.  You have to be able to have someone that you can talk to about all your problems and tell all your secrets to, and I think that that should be your friend.  However, if you are telling your friend all your secrets, you have to be able to trust that they won’t judge you, but most importantly would be trust that they won’t tell anybody else.

            Those may be the most important parts of trust in a friendship, but there are also some smaller things that you have to be able to trust a friend with.  As a high school student, you have to trust your friend not to ditch you and plans you make at the last minute, or leave you hanging at school or lunch.  That may seem like something really small, but as a student in high school it can sometimes become a huge deal to be ditched.

            In a friendship, respect for each other is a huge deal.  If your friend is always putting you down, they are probably not a good friend.  If your best friend constantly calls you and can’t give you a break, it is probably time to reevaluate your friendship.  A friend is someone that doesn’t judge you for the things you do and wear, or other friends you may talk to.  A true friend is someone that respects the decisions you make, as long as you aren’t hurting yourself or others.

            Personality, it is simple.  A friendship where you like nothing the same would probably not work out.  If you are a straight –A nerd and your friend is a straight C procrastinator, there will probably end up being a lot of fighting over whether there should be hang outs during the week.  A differing personality can also cause issues in clothes, if your friend likes one thing and you like another style, they may always be judging your clothes, but that also can go back to how much they respect you.  The bottom line though, if you have nothing in common the friendship probably won’t be able to last long before someone gets annoyed with the other.

            Just remember, a friend is a friend.  If you get along and have fun together don’t sweat it.  If your friend is bringing you down, you might need to reevaluate the friendship.  In a lot of ways a friendship is like any other relationship, so think before you act and don’t do anything you are going to regret.  These are only my opinion about a friendship. 

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