Who’s your best friend? It’s a toughquestion, if you’re lucky. Because the truth is, many people have multiple bestfriends. There’s the best friend from when you were little, the one you met inhigh school, your college roommate, that random girl you met in a bar anddiscovered was your soul mate…
Here are 21 types of best friendsthat we’ve encountered over the years.
1. The Free Spirit Best Friend
This girl wears headbands across herforehead rather than on top of her head and can often be seen with featherearrings. She is horrible at making plans (“Let’s just see where the windblows!”) and doesn’t understand why you get mad when she shows up 30 minuteslate to dinner…with her new dog and/or boyfriend.
2. Your Childhood Best Friend
You frequently warn people that she’sknown you your whole life before they meet her. This is either because (a)you’ve become entirely different people in your older ages or (b) you’reworried that she’ll tell tons of embarrassing (true) stories about you to yournew BFFs. Oh, and you have a thousand adorable worthy photos of the two of younaked in the bathtub.
3. The Imaginary Best Friend
Admit it. You stalk her on Instagram.You know her mother’s name and the date of her brother’s wedding, and when shebroke up with her boyfriend, you wanted to send her flowers. The only problem?You’ve never met her. Meet the imaginary best friend: the girl you swear you’dbe BFF with…if you only knew each other.
4. The Best Friend You Secretly Hate
The sound of her voice makes you wantto stab your eyes out with forks and your initial reaction to seeing her namepop up on your cell phone is to throw said phone against a brick wall.Everything about her drives you crazy from the way she laughs to how she putson her mascara…but she’s your best friend. So you love her?
5. The Best Friend That’s Your Twin
You look alike, you talk alike, youdress alike. When you’re in the same place, people accidentally call you by oneanother’s names. Those Lindsay Lohan twins in TheParent Trap wish they were the two of you.
Here are 21 types of best friendsthat we’ve encountered over the years.
1. The Free Spirit Best Friend
This girl wears headbands across herforehead rather than on top of her head and can often be seen with featherearrings. She is horrible at making plans (“Let’s just see where the windblows!”) and doesn’t understand why you get mad when she shows up 30 minuteslate to dinner…with her new dog and/or boyfriend.
2. Your Childhood Best Friend
You frequently warn people that she’sknown you your whole life before they meet her. This is either because (a)you’ve become entirely different people in your older ages or (b) you’reworried that she’ll tell tons of embarrassing (true) stories about you to yournew BFFs. Oh, and you have a thousand adorable worthy photos of the two of younaked in the bathtub.
3. The Imaginary Best Friend
Admit it. You stalk her on Instagram.You know her mother’s name and the date of her brother’s wedding, and when shebroke up with her boyfriend, you wanted to send her flowers. The only problem?You’ve never met her. Meet the imaginary best friend: the girl you swear you’dbe BFF with…if you only knew each other.
4. The Best Friend You Secretly Hate
The sound of her voice makes you wantto stab your eyes out with forks and your initial reaction to seeing her namepop up on your cell phone is to throw said phone against a brick wall.Everything about her drives you crazy from the way she laughs to how she putson her mascara…but she’s your best friend. So you love her?
5. The Best Friend That’s Your Twin
You look alike, you talk alike, youdress alike. When you’re in the same place, people accidentally call you by oneanother’s names. Those Lindsay Lohan twins in TheParent Trap wish they were the two of you.
6. The Best Friend That’s Your Opposite
You’re blonde, she’s brunette. You’re clean as a whistle,and she’s completely covered in tattoos. You have absolutely nothing in commonbut somehow it works perfectly. Hey, opposites attract!
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7. The Activities Best Friend
Jogging, shopping, museum excursions:she’s up for it all. She’s the one you call when you’re keen for anadventure—because if you don’t have a mind-blowing idea in mind (Slip 'n Slidein Central Park, anyone?), she already does. Just don’t ask her to relax withyou on a Sunday afternoon.
8. The Fancy Best Friend
Make sure you have your credit cardon you for hang time with this one. She only dines at nice restaurants ordrinks at hotel bars. She’s always wearing something extremely chic and talkingabout stuff you only half understand. But she’s perfect for a staycation…becauseyou can just head uptown to her two bedroom apartment. She’ll most likely be inthe Hamptons anyway.
9. The Drinking Buddy Best Friend
Wait…what’s she like sober?
10. The Debbie Downer Best Friend
Don't even think about asking her forhelp when times are tough, because guaranteed, times are tougher for her.Everything sucks, everything hurts, everything is terrible all the time. Even the brightestday appears cloudy. Life is so hard.
Don't even think about asking her forhelp when times are tough, because guaranteed, times are tougher for her.Everything sucks, everything hurts, everything is terrible all the time. Even the brightestday appears cloudy. Life is so hard.
11. The Enabler Best Friend
If you’re trying to kick a shoppingaddiction, cut carbs, or get over an ex-boyfriend, walk away from the enablerbest friend. She will take you to the mall, bring you a donut, and arrange aromantic rendezvous for you and your former beau. But she swears, she’s justtrying to help!
12. The Charlotte Best Friend
Her favorite clothes come in pastelsand floral prints and next to you, her label maker is her best friend. She’sthe Charlotte of the group —the politically correct, somewhat anxious,pristine, goody two-shoes. She gets really mad when she finds out you got toowasted and messed something up, but in an instant will bring you the perfecthangover cure to make you feel all better.
13. The Age-Gap Best Friend
She’s either five years older or fiveyears younger. Truth be told, you rarely notice the age difference…as long asyou stay away from those movies you watched when you were a kid…and she was inhigh school.
14. The Anti-Social Best Friend
She’s at her best on your couchordering take out and watching TheBachelor. You don’t even think about bringing her around your otherfriends, because most of them don’t even know who she is and she's okay withthat. She does, however, know your top three Ben & Jerry's flavors.
15. Work Best Friend
It’s impossible to get through theday without your best friend at work. You get lunch everyday and send 154emails about your every move throughout the office. When she calls in sick youget worried you’re in a fight you don’t know about. But you’ve never, ever, seenher outside of the office. And you’re totally cool with that. It would be likeseeing your first grade teacher at a bar. Gross.
16. Long Distance Best Friend
FaceTime and texting are pretty muchyour only modes of communication and you’re not sure you’d want it any otherway. You can talk on the phone with her for hours on end and tell her anythingbecause, well, she ain't home to really judge you!
17. The Know-It-All Best Friend
Careful what you tell her, becauseshe’ll either already know it, or claim you’re wrong. The Know-It-All BestFriend always has the answer. Do NOT bring her to your neighborhood bar trivianight because she’ll throw her beer bottle against the wall if she’s accused ofgetting something wrong...And if you flub an answer? You'll spend the rest ofthe night hearing about it
18. Your Gay Best Friend
You can gossip about boys, but youwon’t fight over them. He’ll give you a real honest-to-god opinion aboutwhether wearing that crop top is a good idea with no ulterior motive. He’s thebrunch date, dinner date, or drinking date that won’t put you in estrogenoverload.
19. Your Dangerous Best Friend
She’s the girl your parents referredto as “part of the wrong crowd” when you were younger. Now, she’s the onealways sleeping through her alarm, trying to get you to try extreme sports, andapologizing for making your nights end up in some weird outer borough that norespectable mode of transportation (public or not) will go to.
20. Your Blood Best Friend
Your parents have spent your entirelife trying to get you to say you’re best friends, not just sisters, but thetruth is, she really is your best friend. And for good reason. You’ve knowneach other your entire life. It’s best to have her in your corner.
21. Your Best Friend’s Best Friend
Obviously it makes sense you get along. You share a best friend! But in reality, you’ve grown to like her more than your actual bestfriend. Most likely your topics of conversation revolve around making fun ofthe shared BFF, but eventually it morphs into true friendship and you’vecompletely forgotten about what’s-her-face? No, really. What was her name?
If you’re trying to kick a shoppingaddiction, cut carbs, or get over an ex-boyfriend, walk away from the enablerbest friend. She will take you to the mall, bring you a donut, and arrange aromantic rendezvous for you and your former beau. But she swears, she’s justtrying to help!
12. The Charlotte Best Friend
Her favorite clothes come in pastelsand floral prints and next to you, her label maker is her best friend. She’sthe Charlotte of the group —the politically correct, somewhat anxious,pristine, goody two-shoes. She gets really mad when she finds out you got toowasted and messed something up, but in an instant will bring you the perfecthangover cure to make you feel all better.
13. The Age-Gap Best Friend
She’s either five years older or fiveyears younger. Truth be told, you rarely notice the age difference…as long asyou stay away from those movies you watched when you were a kid…and she was inhigh school.
14. The Anti-Social Best Friend
She’s at her best on your couchordering take out and watching TheBachelor. You don’t even think about bringing her around your otherfriends, because most of them don’t even know who she is and she's okay withthat. She does, however, know your top three Ben & Jerry's flavors.
15. Work Best Friend
It’s impossible to get through theday without your best friend at work. You get lunch everyday and send 154emails about your every move throughout the office. When she calls in sick youget worried you’re in a fight you don’t know about. But you’ve never, ever, seenher outside of the office. And you’re totally cool with that. It would be likeseeing your first grade teacher at a bar. Gross.
16. Long Distance Best Friend
FaceTime and texting are pretty muchyour only modes of communication and you’re not sure you’d want it any otherway. You can talk on the phone with her for hours on end and tell her anythingbecause, well, she ain't home to really judge you!
17. The Know-It-All Best Friend
Careful what you tell her, becauseshe’ll either already know it, or claim you’re wrong. The Know-It-All BestFriend always has the answer. Do NOT bring her to your neighborhood bar trivianight because she’ll throw her beer bottle against the wall if she’s accused ofgetting something wrong...And if you flub an answer? You'll spend the rest ofthe night hearing about it
18. Your Gay Best Friend
You can gossip about boys, but youwon’t fight over them. He’ll give you a real honest-to-god opinion aboutwhether wearing that crop top is a good idea with no ulterior motive. He’s thebrunch date, dinner date, or drinking date that won’t put you in estrogenoverload.
19. Your Dangerous Best Friend
She’s the girl your parents referredto as “part of the wrong crowd” when you were younger. Now, she’s the onealways sleeping through her alarm, trying to get you to try extreme sports, andapologizing for making your nights end up in some weird outer borough that norespectable mode of transportation (public or not) will go to.
20. Your Blood Best Friend
Your parents have spent your entirelife trying to get you to say you’re best friends, not just sisters, but thetruth is, she really is your best friend. And for good reason. You’ve knowneach other your entire life. It’s best to have her in your corner.
21. Your Best Friend’s Best Friend
Obviously it makes sense you get along. You share a best friend! But in reality, you’ve grown to like her more than your actual bestfriend. Most likely your topics of conversation revolve around making fun ofthe shared BFF, but eventually it morphs into true friendship and you’vecompletely forgotten about what’s-her-face? No, really. What was her name?
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