All you need is one good friend
By January 25




Have you noticed all the recent chatter about how to make new friends? Everybody seems to be talking about it. And the overall message that keeps hitting our ears is this: Collect as many friends as you can as quickly as possible, because otherwise you’ll never be popular.

Okay, yeah. We’re going to come right out and say it. We have a problem with that mentality. You see, it’s so easy to get caught up in the push to be popular. We automatically think that being surrounded by friends will keep us protected from all the stressful moments that school has to offer.

But guess what? You don’t need 30 friends…you only need one really good one.

One true friend will celebrate with you on the day you ace your final. She’ll give you a hug, and buy you hot cocoa when your crush asks someone else to homecoming. She’ll be there to swap stories with you over lunch, and go biking in the park with you after school.

If a bully turns her attention on you, a real friend be there to back you up.

One good friend will tell you the truth: that you’re beautiful, wonderful and interesting. She’ll also tell you the truth if you have food stuck in your teeth.

One good friend will think you’re awesome when you’re just being yourself. And having her by your side will get you through a lot of stressful times (and believe us, there will be more than a few stressful times).

And she’ll do all this and more, because you’ll do the same for her.

True friends are amazing, but you can’t collect them like pairs of shoes. If you have 10 best friends, that’s lovely. If you have 3, that’s great.

And if you have just one amazing friend, that’s all you need.

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