That’s so lovely I love that you had a best friend like that in your life ❤️
I met my best friend in high school. However I didn’t like her because my friends didn’t (they are not my friends anymore while she’s awesome)
First day of uni I reluctantly started hanging out with her and others because we were from the same high school but I was still skeptical.
We decided to sit on a bench outside that day and a few minutes after we sat, we witnessed a gigantic bag of mayonnaise fall from the sky and being splashed on the head of the students underneath it. To this day we still cannot explain what the heck happened (I mean….. mayonnaise falls from the sky???) but it was our first (nervous - confused) laugh together.
A few weeks later, she invited us to have lunch (soup and coco pops) at her place after school. I hesitated but agreed.
I loved reading this! My best friend and I have been 'besties' for about 35 years, since we were in school. Having a best friend is such a blessing - the unconditional love, the trust, the history, secrets, tears, laughter - and isn't it great to BE a best friend too?
I love that robe, so very colourful, so very you 🙂
My best friend is...Cuddles, of course.
But aside from Cuddles, my best friend is Matt.
I met him in 2009, 2 weeks into 26yr old me beginning Uni. We both did Philosophy (I also did History, he also did computery design stuff). I'd see this guy, black hair, slight stubble, often in a long Matrix coat, just quietly reading an endless series of Star Wars books. And I'd see him sit at the front, with his notes and dictaphone to record the lectures.
I'd also be at the front doing the same. So, one day, I just slid in next to him and said hi. We spent most of the next 4yrs attached at the hip.
I introduced him to Cuddles the following year, after we met, and encouraged him to ask her out when I saw he liked her.
Don't get me wrong I also liked her, but I didn't figure her for liking me, so I did the best thing I could think of and got my two friends together.
As a couple they were really just friends. Cuddles now understands that she's ace, and she's never had feelings for anyone but me. He's still unsure of himself (I think he's somewhere around the demi but 🤷). He came to me for advice a couple of times, and he got my honesty, as always, and eventually they decided to just be friends.
It was a while later when Cuddles and I got together, and he was just happy for us; there was never any bad feeling between them and they never stopped being friends. In fact, he was in both sides of the wedding party 😁
We chat and play games with him every Thursday, when he's not working in various different countries.
He's a kind, gentle guy. Smart, funny, full of well-worn and oft-repeated puns. He often uses those as armour. For us, he opens up. He doesn't do the awkward things he does with other people.
He grew up fairly privileged. Not wealthy, but decently off, and he's a cishet white guy. He's spent years learning from me and Cuddles about everything. He was right by my side when I came out as trans, learning and supporting. He's open-minded, so he asks questions and he learns and I love him for it.
I know that while it's usually Cuddles he plays with - their game tastes being more similar - if he needs to open up, or if he needs a butt kick to stand up for himself, or something like that, then he'll listen to us both, but it's me he needs to hear. I do my best to make sure I always empower him, and remind him of all the goodness and strength and skill he has to offer. And I'll happily tear to shreds anyone who is mean to him.
He lived so much in his shell when we met, I love seeing how well he does. He has his own sole trader business and is constantly in demand because he's the best at what he does. But every week when he's at home, he shuts everyone out so he can spend time with us, and we always have a fun time, whatever we wind up chatting about or doing.
I have a wide variety of friends, from all over and all walks, and I adore them all and the wonderful things they do. Matt isn't the shiniest of the bunch, but he's my favourite one. We have a very deep friendship, we understand each other, and I trust him almost as much as I trust Cuddles. And it's very rare that I feel I can't deal with spending time with him, whereas everyone else (bar Cuddles) I get quite shaky about.
That’s so lovely I love that you had a best friend like that in your life ❤️
I met my best friend in high school. However I didn’t like her because my friends didn’t (they are not my friends anymore while she’s awesome)
First day of uni I reluctantly started hanging out with her and others because we were from the same high school but I was still skeptical.
We decided to sit on a bench outside that day and a few minutes after we sat, we witnessed a gigantic bag of mayonnaise fall from the sky and being splashed on the head of the students underneath it. To this day we still cannot explain what the heck happened (I mean….. mayonnaise falls from the sky???) but it was our first (nervous - confused) laugh together.
A few weeks later, she invited us to have lunch (soup and coco pops) at her place after school. I hesitated but agreed.
I never left.
I loved reading this! My best friend and I have been 'besties' for about 35 years, since we were in school. Having a best friend is such a blessing - the unconditional love, the trust, the history, secrets, tears, laughter - and isn't it great to BE a best friend too?
Also - that robe! LOVE!
Oh my goodness that robe?? I love it so much!
I love that robe, so very colourful, so very you 🙂
My best friend is...Cuddles, of course.
But aside from Cuddles, my best friend is Matt.
I met him in 2009, 2 weeks into 26yr old me beginning Uni. We both did Philosophy (I also did History, he also did computery design stuff). I'd see this guy, black hair, slight stubble, often in a long Matrix coat, just quietly reading an endless series of Star Wars books. And I'd see him sit at the front, with his notes and dictaphone to record the lectures.
I'd also be at the front doing the same. So, one day, I just slid in next to him and said hi. We spent most of the next 4yrs attached at the hip.
I introduced him to Cuddles the following year, after we met, and encouraged him to ask her out when I saw he liked her.
Don't get me wrong I also liked her, but I didn't figure her for liking me, so I did the best thing I could think of and got my two friends together.
As a couple they were really just friends. Cuddles now understands that she's ace, and she's never had feelings for anyone but me. He's still unsure of himself (I think he's somewhere around the demi but 🤷). He came to me for advice a couple of times, and he got my honesty, as always, and eventually they decided to just be friends.
It was a while later when Cuddles and I got together, and he was just happy for us; there was never any bad feeling between them and they never stopped being friends. In fact, he was in both sides of the wedding party 😁
We chat and play games with him every Thursday, when he's not working in various different countries.
He's a kind, gentle guy. Smart, funny, full of well-worn and oft-repeated puns. He often uses those as armour. For us, he opens up. He doesn't do the awkward things he does with other people.
He grew up fairly privileged. Not wealthy, but decently off, and he's a cishet white guy. He's spent years learning from me and Cuddles about everything. He was right by my side when I came out as trans, learning and supporting. He's open-minded, so he asks questions and he learns and I love him for it.
I know that while it's usually Cuddles he plays with - their game tastes being more similar - if he needs to open up, or if he needs a butt kick to stand up for himself, or something like that, then he'll listen to us both, but it's me he needs to hear. I do my best to make sure I always empower him, and remind him of all the goodness and strength and skill he has to offer. And I'll happily tear to shreds anyone who is mean to him.
He lived so much in his shell when we met, I love seeing how well he does. He has his own sole trader business and is constantly in demand because he's the best at what he does. But every week when he's at home, he shuts everyone out so he can spend time with us, and we always have a fun time, whatever we wind up chatting about or doing.
I have a wide variety of friends, from all over and all walks, and I adore them all and the wonderful things they do. Matt isn't the shiniest of the bunch, but he's my favourite one. We have a very deep friendship, we understand each other, and I trust him almost as much as I trust Cuddles. And it's very rare that I feel I can't deal with spending time with him, whereas everyone else (bar Cuddles) I get quite shaky about.