7 Reasons Best Friends Are Better Than Boyfriends
Fact: There’s no one you’d rather spend time with than your best friend. Sure, a romantic partner is fine, even great, but there's something about a best friend that just can't be replicated. After all, a best friend is the one you can do your most intense Adele impressions with during car rides. A best friend is there for you through thick and thin (including new S.O.s and breakups).
Here are seven reasons your best friend truly is the best.
Giphy1/7You can text them exactly as much as you want to
A healthy relationship definitely requires space, and that often means restraining yourself from sending your every casual thought to your significant other whenever it hits. But a best friend practically expects a stream of consciousness throughout the day, and is most likely sending you the same stream back.
Giphy2/7They know the most specific parts of your life
A best friend is your best friend because you get each other. You go way beyond small talk, knowing exactly what to say in every situation, from leaving the salon (“But do you mean a bang trim like a trim or a bang trim like the Great Picture Day Disaster of 2010?”) to your final decision to quit Pretty Little Liars because it’s just gone off the rails (“OK but you’re totally not actually quitting”).
Giphy3/7You don’t have to impress their parents
Honestly, if you’ve done this thing right, your BFF's parents probably already feel comfortable letting you know when it’s time leave.
Giphy4/7You get to hear about their crush
Let’s be real: You’re only dating someone now because you went through every single butterfly, text analysis, and pro and con with your best friend. And that's what's so great about BFFs — they're there for you to help you dissect every little detail before (and after, sadface) a relationship.
Giphy5/7You actually don’t have to share food with them
While it’s super important for your S.O. to get to know all aspects of your life that you want to share, these delectable potato chips are not one of them, and your best friend already knows. She’s going to bring her own.
Giphy6/7They give the most honest compliments (and much-needed criticism)
“You honestly have never been better at anything than you were at that presentation and there is nothing I want to hear more than literally every single other thing you have to say about 18th century France. But also, trade sunglasses with me right now, for both of our sakes.”
Giphy7/7They’ve seen you at your worst
Your best friend is who you’ve been turning to for years, and they know exactly what it looks like when all you need to do is curl up and cry, or scream into a pillow, or actually just need you to drop everything and spend a solid 12 minutes furiously dancing to Robyn. They’re ready for everything you need — and, no, they don’t need to know why you’re laying down on the floor after a particularly stressful day, because you actually taught them that breathing technique the last time they were totally panicked about something.
