Everyone has that one person who is definitely their bestie, but are they your soulmate?

Best friends help us to find our true identities.  They are family without really being family.

I don’t know what I would do without my best friends. It’s been hard for me being away from my BFFs since I moved to Boulder, but being best friends with someone means your friendship doesn’t change no matter how far apart you are. Every time I see the besties, we pick up right where we left off.  However, being in college means making new connections and finding more best friends. 

I met my soul sister (and a Theta sister) while sitting in Macky Auditorium to hear a guest speaker at a PanHellenic meeting during the Fall Semester of 2013.  We randomly sat next to each other.  Every single word I said, she thought was hilarious.  Everything she said, gave me the giggles.  We complimented each other.  She’s the blonde to my brunette.  After the meeting, we walked back to Libby dorm together, because we both coincidentally lived in the same dorm.  It was a sign from the Greek gods.  Zeus wanted us to be best friends (So did Hades, but he’s kind of rude, so we’ll stick with Zeus). 

There are so many things that your bestie understands that no one else does. Your best friend is someone you can lean on whenever you need them. They worrywhen they don’t hear from you. They will drop everything to help you. Your BFF is just the best. Here are 15 things that only your best friend will understand: 

 1. When you say something that comes off really mean even though you didn’t intend for it to.  She knows you don’t really have a filter on your mouth and sometimes are a lot sassier than you realize.

2. When you don’t feel like doing anything and just want to chill.

Best friends don’t need activities to have fun.

3. When you really need to just get out and do something. She might not want to go out, but she will for you if you need to.

4. When you are upset and need to cry without explanation of what’s going on. Her shoulder is there whenever you need it.

5. When you’re being really, really honest… If anyone can be straight up with her, it’s you. 

6. When you’re being delusional and need someone to tell it like it is. She will lay some truth on your ass, with tough love. 

7. Why you don’t like someone, even if you don’t really have a good reason for it. Solidarity, sister.

8. What you’re thinking.

If you don’t telepathically communicate with your BFF, something is wrong.

9. What your various facial expressions mean.

Who talks with words anymore?

10. When you do really weird things.

She embraces your weirdness, and usually joins in.

11. What you really mean when you’re saying things that don’t make sense to anyone else.

No one can translate your language except her.

12. When you’re totally over guys at the moment.

Girl power.

13. When you have a dumb idea but need someone to support you anyway.

She might tell you it’s a bad idea, but she’ll let you do it anyway because it makes you happy.

14. When it’s 1 AM and you’re both exhausted form doing homework and you just keep looking at each other and cracking up.You know you’re in the quiet section of the business library.

15. When you feel ugly, fat, or just had a royal failure of a week and you think the world has forgotten you.

Your best friend will always be there, supporting you, and telling you just how gorgeous you are.

A best friend is someone who you can put all vanities and petty cares aside with and just be yourself.  A best friend is someone who will notice if you change around others, but feel proud that they are themselves around you.  A best friend never leaves you, at least not for a very long time.  A best friend is someone who you can love enough to write an article for.  So go and call up your besties and make sure you tell them just how special they are, because if you made it through this list and understood every single one with a friend in mind, you know they’re a keeper!